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Old 09-29-2017, 11:59 AM   #48
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
A "computer" originally meant a person who carried out calculations. The word was then transferred to a machine which performed calculations. Words do change their meaning over time, Jon.
That may be so, but the word created to mean electronic book reader uses a hyphen. The other issue is that eReader may be a trademark and if that's so, then eReader cannot mean electron book reader no matter how many people may want it to do so.
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