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    Re: Target Exclusive Trains On Clearance —William R. Ward
   (...) [...] The correct plural is "cabeese". :-) --Bill. (22 years ago, 12-Dec-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
   
        Re: Target Exclusive Trains On Clearance —Maggie Cambron
   (...) Actually the three examples of the plural form given in my OED are all "cabooses". However, recalling the other times this subject has come up here, and considering the identities of those who use the less common form, I have concluded that (...) (22 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
   
        Re: Target Exclusive Trains On Clearance —Frank Filz
   (...) And the world has changed. I understand some people now consider SF an abbreviation for Speculative Fiction, not Science Fiction. Frank (22 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
   
        Re: Target Cabeese? —Erik Olson
   They're all wrong. The one true term is STF - scientifiction. Ask Hugo. You cannot be a trufan without STF. (Personally, I think Thomas Disch got the last word on this debate.) You can be skiffie fans if you like that. (...) (22 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 

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