Timeline for How did Ursula K. Le Guin come up with the word "ansible"?
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| May 23, 2019 at 14:57 | comment | added | msouth | @AakashM If the OED is taking the word of a random Usenet post, we should rather begin to doubt the OED. | |
| Jan 19, 2018 at 10:42 | comment | added | AakashM | @recognizer if, as an explanation, it's good enough for OED, surely it's good enough for us mere mortals... | |
| Jan 19, 2018 at 0:42 | comment | added | recognizer | This answer originally claimed that Le Guin provided this info in "interviews" but had mentioned it "only once" - the only source I can find for this is the Usenet post now quoted in the answer, but if there are in fact interview sources then those should be added as well. | |
| Jan 19, 2018 at 0:41 | history | edited | recognizer | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
properly sourcing the claim that Le Guin provided this info.
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| Sep 17, 2013 at 9:26 | history | answered | James Sheridan | CC BY-SA 3.0 |