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You know what gets me though? When they say “laser” (however capitalized) in sci-fi stories that are set in a different universe... Or any other terms that spe

You know what gets me though? When they say “laser” (however capitalized) in sci-fi stories that are set in a different universe... Or any other terms that specifically evolved in Earth societies and cultures, like “katana” in Dungeons & Dragons and so on.

a1369209993 6y ago
> any other terms that specifically evolved in Earth societies and cultures That's true (pretty much by definition) of literally every word in English, though. (Yes, "katana" is a english word; the fact that it's derived from a japanese word (namely "刀" aka "かたな") doesn't change that, any more than "pizza" (italian) or "beef" (french, a long time ago).)