Timeline for "What in the name of Merlin are you doing?" meaning
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| Feb 3, 2019 at 0:28 | comment | added | Au101 | i don't think it's a euphemism. Well, maybe in-univerise it is. But the point is she's taken an everyday phrase and made a magical equivalent. it's more of a reference. As a reader, you're supposed to notice the parallel, it's one of the things that makes Harry Potter so enjoyable and imersive to me | |
| Feb 2, 2019 at 22:25 | vote | accept | dan | ||
| Feb 2, 2019 at 14:46 | comment | added | chasly - supports Monica | @Sarriesfan - Good point, I'll add that. | |
| Feb 2, 2019 at 14:45 | history | edited | chasly - supports Monica | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Feb 2, 2019 at 14:37 | comment | added | Sarriesfan | it might be worth mentioning to avoid any confusion that "In the name of Merlin" is not a standard idiom, it's something made up by J.K. Rowling to fit the background of Harry Potter. | |
| Feb 2, 2019 at 12:23 | history | answered | chasly - supports Monica | CC BY-SA 4.0 |