Re: Unofficial GZG Fiction

Allan Goodall wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 1 Feb 1998 19:55:00 +1000, "Glover, Owen"
> <oglover@mov.vic.gov.au> wrote:
> 
> >What's "Rod-and-Don-ism"?
> 
> It's a science fiction literary term. It's where one character
> explains something to another character--which the second character
> should already know--for the sake of exposition. It comes from a
> conversation by two characters, typically "Rod" and "Don."

Also known as an 'As-you-know-Bob'.