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Originally Posted by Poppaea
Please show me where I said that you have to buy at Amazon!
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Okay. Here's how the conversation went. SaraD wrote, in reference to her Sony:
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Originally Posted by SaraD
And it is independent of any bookstore like Amazon or B&N. That combination made me willing to pay the extra over the much less expensive units.
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Originally Posted by Andrew H.
Isn't there a sony bookstore?
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Originally Posted by Poppaea
Yes, there is, but you can buy with it, you don't have to.
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The clear meaning of this conversation is that using Sony's bookstore is something that you *can* do, while using Amazon or B&N's bookstore is something that you *have to* do. Using "but" distinguishes Sony's bookstore from Amazon's or B&N's, as does using italics to emphasize that the Sony store is optional. ["Can" and "have" were italicized in the original; it doesn't show up in the quoted text.]
If all you wanted to say was that the Sony store was optional like B&N's or Amazon's, why emphasize that the Sony store is different or suggest that the use of some other store is mandatory.
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Please refrain to read what you like to read, but read what is written.
In case you still have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask me.
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Please write what you mean.