"I do need to phrase it in a specific manner, the gesture isn't precise but it certainly helps, and I know it actually works when it actually works." Strange answers the questions as if he's rattling off a list.

"Of course, half the time it's hard to tell what the specific manner is. Some of the older spells used by magicians of the past rarely work. I usually end up making my own additions just to get a result close to the ones they claim will happen."

And that's said with a sigh and a roll of his eyes. The fact that some spells don't work is an understandable hazard of the magic, but a damn annoying one at that.