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just came across this fantastic review that reminded me of this tweet.pic.twitter.com/RkEMS6klp3
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I like how the reviewer is consistent with his made up words too. Like snarfle = book everywhere it's used.
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@paulg@strangeattracto let's go all the way and measure it. I propose milli-jabberwocks.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg the word you're looking for is "Dune"Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg how about the "sawdust meat ratio"?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Star Trek writers used the tag "<TECH>", then let their science consultant fill it in.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg it's probably in German, where they have lovable words like schadenfreude and fremdscham. I get all verklemmt at the thought.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Don’t forget randomly capitalized nouns that apparently are supposed to be something special in the lore. "She bowed to pick up Dust"Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Yes, I think that Theodore Sturgeon nailed it. It's a characteristic of the 90% referenced in Sturgeon's Law. The word is "crap."Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg well, then why don't you make up a word for thatThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg how about an "as mauve"?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Sim. the "Apostrophocalypse" in Stephenson's REAMDE.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Tropers call that, "calling a rabbit a smeerp." That's a phrase and not a word though.http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CallARabbitASmeerp …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg "Frughersia," answered the know-it-all Jaxtroph, without looking up from the silver Xinxixi device he held in his five mandiblae.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg I think some of this stuff is fictional equivalent of the Alan Sokol hoax...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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