Amy Guskin  wrote:
>
> >> pulpy, consumable stuff.  I remember "sff" (science
fiction/fantasy), but
> >> when did "sf" become "science fantasy"?
>
> > Pass.. it's always been that to me..
>
> "Pass."?  I'm really not trying to be dense, but what's that
an abbreviation
> for?  I'm struggling here...  Passover?  "Some time in the
past?"  "Past
> tense"?

Maybe it's always been "SF=science fiction" in books,
"SF=science fantasy" in movies?  Consider that the top two
grossing films ever were "Gone with the Wind" followed by
"Titanic" and after that there's a huge list of broadly science
fiction, fantasy and/or horror movies for maybe 20 or the
next 25.  The movie industry could easily have adopted SF
to mean all three genres without book people noticing.
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