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| − | As "sci fi" began to lose its pejorative edge – new [[fans]] entering the [[microcosm]] used it in the [[mundane]] fashion, as a shorthand way to say "science fiction," and could not easily be re-educated to its connotations with campy monster movies – [[Lizzy Lynn]] and others at the [[SFWA]]'s | + | As "sci fi" began to lose its pejorative edge – new [[fans]] entering the [[microcosm]] used it in the [[mundane]] fashion, as a shorthand way to say "science fiction," and could not easily be re-educated to its connotations with campy monster movies – [[Lizzy Lynn]] and others at the [[SFWA]]'s 1976 [[Nebula Awards banquet]] began pushing for the alternate pronunciation of "skiffy" to retain that edge. Thus, the tongue-in-cheek comment, "Hoi polloi pronounce it psi phi, but we cognoscenti call it skiffy," did not actually coin the term but helped promote its use. |
See [[Sci-Fi]] and [[SCIFI]]. | See [[Sci-Fi]] and [[SCIFI]]. | ||
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Revision as of 13:08, 14 February 2020
As "sci fi" began to lose its pejorative edge – new fans entering the microcosm used it in the mundane fashion, as a shorthand way to say "science fiction," and could not easily be re-educated to its connotations with campy monster movies – Lizzy Lynn and others at the SFWA's 1976 Nebula Awards banquet began pushing for the alternate pronunciation of "skiffy" to retain that edge. Thus, the tongue-in-cheek comment, "Hoi polloi pronounce it psi phi, but we cognoscenti call it skiffy," did not actually coin the term but helped promote its use.
| Fanspeak | 1976— |
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