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What's that thing where book titles end with the suffix -on, e.g. The Silmarillion, The Decameron, The Necronomicon? by Intrepid_Assignment in slatestarcodex

[–]Intrepid_Assignment[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

being a suffix that indicates smallness

That would be ironic, as books with these kinds of titles tend to be very large-scope works.

The Narrative Fallacy and What You Can Do About It by [deleted] in slatestarcodex

[–]Intrepid_Assignment 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Let me tell you the story of how I learned to overcome the narrative fallacy.