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Fellowship also has a specific meaning in Middle Earth, but that doesn't mean that it must match coincide with every other application of the word. Words can h
by nickff 6y ago
Fellowship also has a specific meaning in Middle Earth, but that doesn't mean that it must match coincide with every other application of the word.
Words can have multiple meanings; sometimes troublesome ones (i.e. 'tabling' an item on the agenda).
- throwawaygh 6y agoScientists, not hobbits, are the target of this fellowship. Most scientists spend at least half a decade of their early career in academia and will therefore use "Fellowship" the way it's used in academia.
- tyingq 6y agoI don't think this offering intersects with Middle Earth.
- nickff 6y agoOne definition of "fellowship" is actually "a group of people meeting to pursue a shared interest or aim", which describes both the Sci-Founder Fellowship and the Fellowship of the Ring.