Tom probably doesn’t know this, but I routinely fix typos in his posts. I used to point them out to him, but he would get pissy about it, so now I just quietly fix them. I figure it’s not unlike the role of an editor in a newspaper, so it’s no big deal.

Don’t get me wrong, the kid is smart, but his talent leans more toward math/science vs. Language. Plus, we’ve already established a minor fracture in his brain.

So anyway, in reading his SbtB post, I came across a word that I couldn’t fix. Turns out it was a real word.

Retcon, which is short for Retroactive Continuity, is a term used in fiction writing and describes the purposeful re-writing of fictional history to make two story lines make sense. It’s popular in Comic Books, and apparently in old NBC sitcoms.

Source: wiki