[HN Gopher] Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
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       Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
        
       Author : throw0101a
       Score  : 15 points
       Date   : 2021-01-27 21:25 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | devindotcom wrote:
       | Interesting way of looking at these terms. If you want a bit of a
       | higher level look, check out the SF Encyclopedia! I've found a
       | LOT of great books and ideas just skimming through this:
       | 
       | http://sf-encyclopedia.com/category/themes/theme
       | 
       | Watch out for spoilers in the descriptions though.
        
       | CobrastanJorji wrote:
       | I'm really unclear on the line between "science fiction" words
       | and...words.
       | 
       | "Light-year" is here, citing Asimov in the 1950s, but Wikipedia
       | notes that Germans were already complaining about the unit's name
       | in the 1850s.
       | 
       | Then look at the adjective "avian," defined as "(of an alien)
       | bird-like." Avian's already an English adjective meaning bird-
       | like. You can also call an alien "tall" and that doesn't make
       | tall a science fiction word.
       | 
       | What're the rules of this thing?
        
       | podiki wrote:
       | And see coverage on Ars [0] and NY Times [1]
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       | [0] https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/01/warp-speed-prime-
       | dire...
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       | [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/26/arts/science-fiction-
       | dict...
        
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