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Episode description
899. Believe it or not, "magick" isn't just a funky way of spelling "magic." The two spellings have different meanings. Plus, we look at the unusual origins of other cool words that make us think of Halloween: "haunt," "grave," "mesmerize," and "macabre."
| Segment 1 on "magic" versus "magick" was written by Michaela Dunn.
| Transcript: https://grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/magic-versus-magick
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