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jimbokun
on Jan 27, 2010
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How geek communication differs from the norm.
'She did suggest that many of the common features of fanspeak seem to be related to thinking in "written English".'
That seems a good summary of the differences cited between the "fans" and the "mundanes."
logicalmind
on Jan 27, 2010
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I worked at company where everyone in IT was called engineer/geek/nerd/hacker and everyone else was called a mortal. We even had mailing lists with these names. It always made me chuckle.
RyanMcGreal
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I assumed the use of "mundanes" was a reference to Piers Anthony's Xanth novels.
MaysonL
on Jan 28, 2010
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Actually, it's a long-established usage in SF fandom.
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That seems a good summary of the differences cited between the "fans" and the "mundanes."