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Originally Posted by The 1,000 Reader
Also, don't rag on me for saying Maia instead of Maiar. Maia is a well-accepted abbreviation for Maiar, and if I'm not mistaken the word Maia was in the writings of Tolkien himself.
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Obloquy isn't quibbling about the word Maia itself- he's quibbling about your usage of it.
Maiar is the plural.
Maia is the singular.
In the form you used it, it should have been the plural: Maiar.
'tis foolishly pedantic, I agree, to the point of rudeness, but technically correct.