Leave it to Cleo

[dianeduane]

Cleolinda has a gift for finding the right word. Or, when necessary, inventing it.

Like the new word for July 21, 2007:  Potterdämmerung.

(Edit: and now I see that I'm shortsighted as well as nearsighted. The usage goes back to at least 2005: behold the earliest incidence I can find, by the original coiner [or friend of the coiner], dragonscholar.)

Comments

[tabbyclaw.livejournal.com]

She didn't coin the word, but doesn't know who did. I wouldn't normally nitpick, but she's been trying to get people to stop crediting her for it.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure it was dragonscholar, although there's a couple of other contenders (http://www.journalfen.net/community/fandom_lounge/448521.html).

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Heh, yeah--I asked on fandom_lounge, and dragonscholar himself showed up and said that it was either him or the person he was talking to (offline?) at the time, which is close enough for me. I'd love to have been the person who coined the word, but c'est la vie.

[dduane.livejournal.com]

Eek! I stand corrected.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

No problem! I use the word often enough that I wouldn't blame people for thinking I *did* come up with it.

[sebastian-tombs.livejournal.com]

Nice word!

[dewline.livejournal.com]

Yep. I know I like it.

[incandescens]

Magnificent. :)

[miss-next.livejournal.com]

Nifty. :-)

[satismagic.livejournal.com]

ROFL! That's really brilliant.

[madfilkentist]

Then who's going to do the Anna Russell version of Harry Potter?

"Remember Peter Pettigrew?"

[captainlucy.livejournal.com]

Like I've just said in metaquotes,
McGonagle = Urd
Tonks = Verandi
Hermione = Skuld

Hogwarts Valkyrie FTW! :D