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> that "fan" is short for "fanatic" Eh, that's its (probable) origin, but I'd say the two have diverged in meaning; "fan" nowadays doesn't have the same connot
by icebraining 7y ago
> that "fan" is short for "fanatic"
Eh, that's its (probable) origin, but I'd say the two have diverged in meaning; "fan" nowadays doesn't have the same connotation of extreme and uncritical zeal of "fanatic."
- jerf 7y agoHence the "verges", rather than simply saying it "is". It's as close to a complaint about it as you can get without quite 100% being there.