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<blockquote data-quote="Shiroiken" data-source="post: 7897304" data-attributes="member: 6775477"><p>Really what it comes down to is specific cultural experience. Old science fiction fans were probably familiar with psionics as early as its creation in 1951, and the concept as early as the 1930. Gamers might have become familiar with it during the rise of D&D, especially during the golden age of the 80s. I'd bet most D&D players probably aren't that familiar with the word, unless they played in Dark Sun or AD&D. It was part of 3E and 4E, but not heavily, and even in 2E it really wasn't that big outside of Dark Sun. Outside of these groups, I would doubt many people would even believe it's a word.</p><p></p><p>As for odd words that most people are unfamiliar with, I have read that the English language has degraded significantly over the centuries, with the average person's lexicon shrinking dramatically. I've tried to search the internet for a source, but have been unable to confirm this. Since I read this in high school, it's quite possible this trend has reversed due to the internet. In either case, certain words have changed or become disused, and since our particular hobby has a basis in various historical ages, this has allowed us to revive them for our use. For those outside of the hobby, these words are like Latin... a dead language.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shiroiken, post: 7897304, member: 6775477"] Really what it comes down to is specific cultural experience. Old science fiction fans were probably familiar with psionics as early as its creation in 1951, and the concept as early as the 1930. Gamers might have become familiar with it during the rise of D&D, especially during the golden age of the 80s. I'd bet most D&D players probably aren't that familiar with the word, unless they played in Dark Sun or AD&D. It was part of 3E and 4E, but not heavily, and even in 2E it really wasn't that big outside of Dark Sun. Outside of these groups, I would doubt many people would even believe it's a word. As for odd words that most people are unfamiliar with, I have read that the English language has degraded significantly over the centuries, with the average person's lexicon shrinking dramatically. I've tried to search the internet for a source, but have been unable to confirm this. Since I read this in high school, it's quite possible this trend has reversed due to the internet. In either case, certain words have changed or become disused, and since our particular hobby has a basis in various historical ages, this has allowed us to revive them for our use. For those outside of the hobby, these words are like Latin... a dead language. [/QUOTE]
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