The Language of Sci-Fi
Word of Mouth
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What Are the Terms for Science Fiction Fandom?
By the 19 thirties, you had a fairly established phandom. You have social terms referring to events that you would do as while being a fan. Nokan itself, filking, which is singing a kind of science fiction folk song. Apro futurism, new weird, sword and sorcery. Do you think these distinctions matter very much? They can matter in different ways. One way that janre is important is that it tells people what to buy.
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