In the last few days I have gotten sort of involved with a pagan group on Myspace.com, run by Lord Gagi Son. Not feeling too terribly secure quite yet about the folks on the site, I haven't posted this, but figure I will do it here and can always cut and paste later if it comes down to it.
This is about the witch religion commonly referred to as Wicca. I am one. I also know something about the origin of the name and its proper grammatical use. It isn't English, though it is often treated that way. Like many non-english languages, there is gender to be considered, as well as plurality. Here's what I am talking about:
Wicca- pronounced wee-chay, is masculine.
Wicce- pronounced wee-chah, is feminine.
Wiccan, pronounced wee-chen, is plural.
So , no, next time, I am not WICCAN. I am only one and female, which means I am Wicce.
It is a small thing, and probably won't be heeded generally. We Americans are a lazy lot, simplifying everything for expediency, forgetting that in doing so, we lose also the poetry. I just think those of us of the Way should pay a little more attention to the details. We claim to honour those who came before, but somehow their language is not included in that. Shame really. The words really are more beautiful in their original form.