>Interestingly most words that we use today were "made up" by someone once
>upon a time... if you substitute minerals for genetics, it's surprisingly
>descriptive. This is how language evolves. Isn't it wonderful that we can
>credit Niven and other Sinclair's with such a great descriptive new word
>for genealogy.
Did I not say that the usage may spread?
Niven has already performed impressive feats of meme-distribution regarding
Prince Henry and other matters. He may succeed with this one, too.
John S. Quarterman <jsq@quarterman.org>
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