Jonathan Hoefler on Mythryl: “Reposting, because: 1. CLANKER 2. words generally 3. H&Co fonts on…”

Reposting, because: 1. CLANKER 2. words generally 3. H&Co fonts on the website!

Important new Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction entry: _clanker_ 'a robot', which, despite the 50 articles last week claiming this is a 2005 Star Wars thing, has been in use since the '50s, from major authors such as Tenn, Saberhagen, Pohl, Rucker, &c. sfdictionary.com/view/3048/cl...

sfdictionary.comHistorical Dictionary of Science Fiction: clankerHistorical Dictionary of Science Fiction

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