civilian

Chris F Waigl chris at LASCRIBE.NET
Thu Feb 15 01:30:12 UTC 2007


Jim Parish wrote:

> Chris F Waigl referred to the use of "civilians" as:
>
>> Well, better than calling those "pedestrians" or "the uninitiated" I
>> imagine.
>>
>
> Then there's the (to me, unpleasant) usage by F/SF fans of the word "mundanes".
>

And of course the post-Harrypotterian "muggles" -- by extension of the
book meaning.

Chris Waigl

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