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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 17 Apr 2016

    "There should be a word for the scifi problem of prose crammed with made-up names," said the Zorgon as he sheathed his Orkanian smerbol.

    11:12 AM - 17 Apr 2016
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      2. Rodolfo Rosini  ☕️ ✨‏ @rodolfor 17 Apr 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        @paulgpic.twitter.com/CvPoLC54hQ

        3 replies 1 retweet 7 likes
      3. James 'Crypto Listing Fees' Clark  🎃 😱 🤦🏼‍♂️‏ @mr_james_c 17 Apr 2016
        Replying to @rodolfor

        @rodolfor @paulg To be fair, Shakespeare* made up a butt-load of words. * Most authors are not Shakespeare 😀

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      2. Zack Kanter‏Verified account @zackkanter 26 Jun 2016
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        just came across this fantastic review that reminded me of this tweet.pic.twitter.com/RkEMS6klp3

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      3. Tim Watson‏ @TimWatson 26 Jun 2016
        Replying to @zackkanter

        I like how the reviewer is consistent with his made up words too. Like snarfle = book everywhere it's used.

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      1. Cardigans Of The Galaxy‏ @TonyRGray 17 Apr 2016
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        @paulg @strangeattracto let's go all the way and measure it. I propose milli-jabberwocks.

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      1. Eldar Shamukhamedov‏ @Eldar_ 17 Apr 2016
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        @paulg the word you're looking for is "Dune"

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      1. Rob Long‏ @plantimals 17 Apr 2016
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        @paulg how about the "sawdust meat ratio"?

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      1. David Headstack‏ @hogganbeck 17 Apr 2016
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        @paulg Star Trek writers used the tag "<TECH>", then let their science consultant fill it in.

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      1. Doug Friedenberg‏ @JigsawCapital 21 Apr 2016
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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.

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      1.  🦉 Wisdomination  🦉‏ @Supreme_Owl_FTW 18 Apr 2016
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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"

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      1. Tim O'Reilly‏Verified account @timoreilly 18 Apr 2016
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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."

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      1. Guustaaf Damave‏ @guustaaf 18 Apr 2016
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        @paulg well, then why don't you make up a word for that

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      1. Mike Runnals‏ @MikeRunnals 17 Apr 2016
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        @paulg how about an "as mauve"?

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      1. craigsuperstar‏ @craigsuperstar 17 Apr 2016
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        @paulg Sim. the "Apostrophocalypse" in Stephenson's REAMDE.

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      1. T.G. Frumm‏ @tgfrumm 17 Apr 2016
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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 …

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      1. Maria Chong‏ @mariachong 17 Apr 2016
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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.

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      1. Chetan Chawla‏ @ChetanChawla 17 Apr 2016
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        @paulg I think some of this stuff is fictional equivalent of the Alan Sokol hoax...

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