But being the nerd I am, I've been thinking about the influence science fiction in general has had on the English language. In today’s post, I thought I’d share some of that thinking.

This time around we’re looking at two sets of words pertaining to uncertainty, deception, and preconceptions.

The good news for writers who rely on MLA style is that the nitty gritty details are the same: most (99%!) of the formatting and citation information is the same as in previous editions. The other good news is that the 9th edition has many more examples and some new chapters on top of all that the 8th edition had to offer. There is no bad news, as far as I am concerned.