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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Jason Maxwell writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > BTW: It's SF or Science Fiction... scifi is the term used by mundanes. :-)
> > You're not one of *those*, are you?
>
> OK, I've got to ask, what's the big deal about this? I'm harldy a scifi
> mundane but I find it easier to refer to Science Fiction as scifi (because
> it's shorter) than SF (because everyone looks at you and asks what SF
> means). The whole SF/scifi/fantasy/science fiction debate seems to be a
> debate for the sake of having something to argue about.
What's fantasy got to do with it? Just because bookstores misfile David
Eddings in the SF section doesn't make fantasy science fiction.
As for using SF vs. scifi, it's simple. It's an insider vs. outsider thing,
if you call it scifi, you're not "in", you're a mundane. For instance, ever
been to a con? It's just like LEGO(tm) vs. Legos... if you call the brick
Legos, you're not a TruFan.
Hoped that cleared it up for you. :-)
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