Difference between revisions of "Avoidance"
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| − | An expression used to keep from overusing the first person singular, which is supposed to be bad taste. A couple dozen rather farfetched ones are used in this book, but the most common in [[fan]] usage is "we". | + | An expression used to keep from overusing the first person singular, which is supposed to be bad taste. A couple dozen rather farfetched ones are used in [[Fancyclopedia 2|this book]], but the most common in [[fan]] usage is "[[we]]". |
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| + | An expression used to keep from overusing the first person singular, which is supposed to be bad taste. There are a couple dozen used by me in [[Fancyclopedia 1|this book]], but the most common in [[fan]] usage is "[[we]]". | ||
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| + | Not to be confused with [[Avoidism]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:44, 26 June 2021
| From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959 |
| An expression used to keep from overusing the first person singular, which is supposed to be bad taste. A couple dozen rather farfetched ones are used in this book, but the most common in fan usage is "we". |
| From Fancyclopedia 1, ca. 1944 |
| An expression used to keep from overusing the first person singular, which is supposed to be bad taste. There are a couple dozen used by me in this book, but the most common in fan usage is "we". |
Not to be confused with Avoidism.
| Fanspeak |
| This is a fanspeak page. Please extend it by adding information about when and by whom it was coined, whether it’s still in use, etc. |
