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Mr Smith decodes a Morse code message addressed to Clani (SJA: The Man Who Never Was

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-[[file:Clani.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Mr Smith]] decodes a [[Morse code]] message addressed to Clani ([[SJA]]: ''[[The Man Who Never Was]]'']]
+[[file:Clani.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Mr Smith]] decodes a [[Morse code]] message addressed to Clani ([[SJA]]: ''[[The Man Who Never Was]]'']]&nbsp
-'''Clani''' was the [[wikipedia:portmanteau|portmanteau]] of [[Clyde Langer|Clyde]] and [[Rani Chandra|Rani]].  The word was invented by [[Luke Smith|Luke]] at [[University of Oxford|Oxford University]], and was, for an indefinite period of time, shared privately between the three.  [[Sarah Jane]] first became aware of the word on Luke's initial meeting with [[Sky Smith|Sky]] around the time of the introduction of the [[SerfBoard]].
-Rani wrote off the term as a lame attempt at humour, but also asked Luke, "don't call us that." ([[SJA]]: ''[[The Man Who Never Was]]'')
-==Behind the scenes==
-''Clani'' is a term that originated in fandom, and was in particular use amongst people who wrote fan fiction.  It described a kind of story that focused on the relationship between Clyde and Rani, often stressing its romantic possibilities.
 ==External links==
 *[http://www.fanfiction.net/community/Justin_Juliet_Fanfiction_Wizards_of_Waverly_Place/95595/ Clani category at fanfiction.net]
 [[Category:Jargon, slang and colloquialisms]]