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Another Word I Am Annoyed By: "sensawunda"

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Naomi K
Nov 20, 2010
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The last time I blogged about a word that annoys me, it was "snark" (ugh, even writing the word makes my skin crawl). I recently realized that I hate the word "sensawunda" in pretty much the same way, except so much more so.  For those not in the know, this is a term that science fiction writers and readers will often use to describe the feeling one fee…

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