I note that the AP story on Forry's death includes the hesitant notation that he was "widely credited with coining the term 'sci fi.'"

That's what you write when you've been editing long enough to know that many claims to be the first or the biggest or the originator are not necessarily accurate. So when people say, "Forrest J Ackerman created the term 'sci fi,' based on wordplay involving the term 'hi fi,'" the cautious editor will hem and haw or simply back away to a statement that is factual enough: that Forry was credited with the term.

But take it from me (or from the Fancyclopedia II passage quoted earlier today): Forry Ackerman did coin the term "sci fi." Some people have never forgiven him for that.

(Oh, and Maggie Thompson coined the term "Done in One." Just thought I'd mention it, while I'm at it. Years ago. In the pages of CBG. When serials had become so integral to comics that issues containing a tale with beginning, middle, and end deserved special mention. Now you know two anecdotes about originating terms. Amaze your friends.)