Caroline wrote:

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Certainly there have been great stories written that explore relationships among the minor characters, but overwhelmingly, the people who are here are here because they ship Lois and Clark.
Now, I know I'm showing a terminal case of ignorance here, but what the heck is "ship" in this context? Is it anything like "grok?"

Besides all that, this is a fascinating discussion.

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- Stephen King, from On Writing