LOL. Yes, I was thinking of that. I think this gives the general right impression (maybe named by elegant renaissance gentlemen magicians?), but I don't know if it would make linguists wince.
Though saying that makes me realise they must be imperfect because I don't have a clear idea of the history, so can't have a clear idea of the etymology. So they're probably ok for my purposes, but can't be really great (and I feel obliged to make an effort, if I expect people in films putting big maths equations on blackboards to get the details right).
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Date: 2007-09-19 05:01 pm (UTC)Though saying that makes me realise they must be imperfect because I don't have a clear idea of the history, so can't have a clear idea of the etymology. So they're probably ok for my purposes, but can't be really great (and I feel obliged to make an effort, if I expect people in films putting big maths equations on blackboards to get the details right).