"Neither, actually," he says with a low chuckle, "which is why the first spell we will learn is one to help you in translating text and spoken words."

He's going to start writing out a few things, starting with the words magic = science + art + ???.

"You're a man of science, and so I know you will understand that when I say such an understanding can be as much help as hindrance, you will understand. It is akin to knowing a language similar to another, but not the same."