We were pretty excited around here when Brave New Words won the Hugo Award. Now that Brave New Words is available in paperback we asked Jeff Prucher, freelance lexicographer and editor for the Oxford English Dictionary’s science fiction project, to revisit the blog. Below are Prucher’s picks of words that may seem to come from science, but really originate in science fiction.
Nine Words You Might Think Came from Science but Which Are Really from Science Fiction
Friday, April 03, 2009
Nine Words You Might Think Came from Science but Which Are Really from Science Fiction
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