RE: Can Someone Help Me Find this Word?
February 15, 2017 at 5:52 pm
(This post was last modified: February 15, 2017 at 5:53 pm by Jesster.)
(February 15, 2017 at 5:45 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote: Can I suggest that, instead of culling words from other languages, as English is wont to do, that you invent you own?
I'm rather fond of "flyndibble" at the moment. As in:
"She cast a flyndibble upon him and, despite himself, he felt compelled to carry out her bidding."
This is a great idea. It really just comes down to a magical contract and/or curse in the end anyway. The concept matters far more than the word. Also remember that people like Shakespeare just made up words all the time whenever they needed one. Modern writers do it sometimes as well (someone here brought up George RR Martin). There's no law saying you can't do exactly that. Just communicate your ideas properly and it's fine.
You get bonus points for using "flyndibble" while keeping the tone serious.
