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Re: 4x2ReVu: 7141 Naboo Fighter
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lugnet.reviews, lugnet.starwars
Date: 
Thu, 13 Jan 2000 12:34:08 GMT
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Jonathan Little wrote:
> 
> In lugnet.reviews, John Green writes:
> > Um, R2-D2 is called a DROID though, right? And what is DROID short for?
> > ANDROID. I think in the original script or somewhere R2 and C-3PO were called
> > 'droids. Now, they've dropped the apostrophe.

> John is most certainly right. In the novelization that I just finished
> reading, it was spelled with an apostrophe ('droids). Since this was written
> by Lucas himself, I'd have to imagine that it appeared that way in the
> script also.

ITYM "ghostwritten by Alan Dean Foster". HTH. HAND.

J
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  Re: 4x2ReVu: 7141 Naboo Fighter
 
(...) John is most certainly right. In the novelization that I just finished reading, it was spelled with an apostrophe ('droids). Since this was written by Lucas himself, I'd have to imagine that it appeared that way in the script also. -Jonathan (27 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.starwars)

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