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  1. Pony Pony

    So "alicorn" is now canon.. I'm not sure how I feel about this.

    Monday, 03-Dec-12 23:30:46 UTC from web
    1. A Big Pony A Big Pony

      @pony why WOULDN'T it be?

      Monday, 03-Dec-12 23:32:02 UTC from MuSTArDroid
    2. Matt Matt

      @pony Am I missing something? Wasn't it always?

      Monday, 03-Dec-12 23:33:03 UTC from StatusNet Android
      1. Pony Pony

        @zeldatra Magic Duel is the first time it was ever mentioned in the show. @abigpony alicorn obviously gets misused a lot in the fandom. Now I'm sure its misuse will become more widespread.

        Monday, 03-Dec-12 23:39:20 UTC from web
        1. A Big Pony A Big Pony

          @pony I never see it misused

          Monday, 03-Dec-12 23:41:11 UTC from MuSTArDroid
          1. Pony Pony

            @abigpony alicorn is used all the time by fic writers to refer to the race of the princesses. I wish I were still ignorant. I liked believing that was correct

            Monday, 03-Dec-12 23:43:49 UTC from web
            1. A Big Pony A Big Pony

              @pony what does it mean because if that's not correct, I've never seen it used correctly. Not that I really care, but whatever.

              Monday, 03-Dec-12 23:45:33 UTC from MuSTArDroid
              1. Pony Pony

                @abigpony http://rainbowdash.net/notice/2147105

                Monday, 03-Dec-12 23:46:29 UTC from web
                1. A Big Pony A Big Pony

                  @pony never seen or heard of it used in that context, including mythology.

                  Monday, 03-Dec-12 23:48:14 UTC from MuSTArDroid
                  1. Pony Pony

                    @abigpony I'd never seen the word period before joining this fandom.

                    Monday, 03-Dec-12 23:49:15 UTC from web
                    1. A Big Pony A Big Pony

                      @pony I had a bunch of mythology books as a kid and the dragon one had a booklet within it about unicorns, pegasi, and other horse fusions.

                      Monday, 03-Dec-12 23:51:39 UTC from MuSTArDroid
                      1. Pony Pony

                        @abigpony Did any of your books have the term in it? I'm thinking the term is an uncommon one outside this fandom.

                        Monday, 03-Dec-12 23:54:09 UTC from web
                        1. A Big Pony A Big Pony

                          @pony That was where I first heard it. It was used as a synonym for, like, 2 other terms used to refer to the race, one being Nordic or something. I can't remember the primary one they used.

                          Monday, 03-Dec-12 23:56:55 UTC from web
                          1. Pony Pony

                            @abigpony this sounds promising. If there are books published from before the birth of this fandom that refer to pegacorns as alicorns then I'd be happy to find them.

                            Monday, 03-Dec-12 23:58:21 UTC from web
                            1. A Big Pony A Big Pony

                              @pony No, I hadn't heard pegacorn before this fandom. I always thought it sounded childish.

                              Tuesday, 04-Dec-12 00:00:50 UTC from web
                              1. Pony Pony

                                @abigpony but the books you own(ed) did use the term alicorn to describe winged unicorns?

                                Tuesday, 04-Dec-12 00:02:21 UTC from web
                                1. A Big Pony A Big Pony

                                  @pony Yeah. It was like "stronger magic and stronger flying abilities, with larger, bulkier bodies." and it had body diagrams and locations and stuff, but I don't remember much. I always had the image of them being bigger and stronger and stuff than other races whereas MLP seemed to just make them taller and thinner. I dunno. I don't complain. I wish I could remember the other names it used.

                                  Tuesday, 04-Dec-12 00:07:06 UTC from web
        2. colfax colfax

          @pony And no one who matters will really care.

          Monday, 03-Dec-12 23:41:31 UTC from web
          1. Pony Pony

            @colfax yeah. xD

            Monday, 03-Dec-12 23:42:56 UTC from web
    3. Pony Pony

      @thatonestocking yep. that's what I'm talking about. The use in the show wasn't incorrect by any means, though it does leave the meaning of the term open for interpretation.

      Monday, 03-Dec-12 23:42:41 UTC from web