SolarFeline wrote at
31 Mar 2011 09:08 PM GMT: I'd like to think this site is credible, but the English grammatical construction and vocabulary leaves a hell of a lot to be desired.
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Incantation for Health
Even magicians benefit from good health. Contrary to some stories, an emancipated, half dead magician is not the ideal vessel for summoning magical energies, not at all. The healthier you are the more energy and concentration you can summon which … Continue reading →
(Solar cracks open the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary above her computer desk...)
emancipated
v.t (verb transitive)
1. Release from control or restraint, esp,a legal or political one
2. Cause to be less bound by social conventions, moral restraints, intellectual prejudices, etc.
I reckon the correct word in this context is
emaciated.
emaciated
v.t &
(rare) i. (verb transitive) & (verb intransitive)
Make or become abnormally thin or wasted
Bit of a difference, eh?
(That was colloquial Australian sarcasm, by the way, before anyone jumps down
my throat)
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