"She did suggest that many of the common features of fanspeak seem to be related to thinking in "written English". "
I think she's got that right. Most of the fannish people I know were reading before they were socializing. We can't be expected to know how to pronounce words correctly if we have only read them and never heard them.
I wondered why I don't have the same accent as my siblings and the friends I grew up with (I do not sound like I'm from Glen Burnie). Thanks for the article, that's something to think about!
Is that that's what that is? People at home don't think I'm from there. People here know I'm not from here. I try to sound NPR, but keep being accused of being Canadian or Scot. Oh, well, long as it's not English.
There are lots of words I've read but not heard. I stumble embarrassingly on.
Fannish/non-Fannish communication
I think she's got that right. Most of the fannish people I know were reading before they were socializing. We can't be expected to know how to pronounce words correctly if we have only read them and never heard them.
I wondered why I don't have the same accent as my siblings and the friends I grew up with (I do not sound like I'm from Glen Burnie). Thanks for the article, that's something to think about!
Re: Fannish/non-Fannish communication
There are lots of words I've read but not heard. I stumble embarrassingly on.