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Originally Posted by rkomar
I am trying to explain how I, who thinks a book is a bound collection of leaves by definition, can use the phrase "real book" without making any kind of value judgements on other forms of publications. That is my whole point, that you don't have to be offended when you see the phrase, for no offense is intended.
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This is fundamentally a problem with the English language, which uses the word "book" for both the literary work and the container it's presented in.