Timeline for "What in the name of Merlin are you doing?" meaning
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| Feb 3, 2019 at 16:22 | comment | added | Au101 | @dan It's deliberate. It's to give an everyday phrase a magical equivalent, making you feel like you're part of a different, but related world | |
| Feb 3, 2019 at 13:14 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | @dan: In monotheistic ("there is only one God"; Christiantity, Islam,...) contexts, the standard English reference is just God, with no article. But we do include the article with the Lord. | |
| Feb 2, 2019 at 22:32 | comment | added | dan | @FumbleFingers I'm wondering why it hasn't put: "in the God's name"? | |
| Feb 2, 2019 at 22:25 | vote | accept | dan | ||
| Feb 2, 2019 at 16:58 | comment | added | Janus Bahs Jacquet | Note that in the Harry Potter series, Merlin seems to be used a lot by the Wizarding community where Muggle expressions would contain some sort of reference to God or Jesus: “in the name of Merlin”, “Merlin’s beard”, etc. | |
| Feb 2, 2019 at 14:16 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | Related question on ELU: What's the meaning of “in God's name”? | |
| Feb 2, 2019 at 12:23 | answer | added | chasly - supports Monica | timeline score: 4 | |
| Feb 2, 2019 at 12:00 | history | asked | dan | CC BY-SA 4.0 |