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Originally Posted by MikeB1972
We are more arguing about the usage of the term "Reading Audiobooks"
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Yup.
I suspect it boils down to which portion of the compound word signifies more to the individual. "Reading audio" is an oxymoron and grates, for me. I also sense no value judgment in the word "listening," prefer it as more precise and a stand against the continual debasement of our vocabulary, and think the experiences of reading a book and listening to an audiobook are different and it's useful to maintain the distinction. But that's me.
I wonder if people would respond differently if we hadn't made a compound word out of it? I've taught my tablet to accept "audiobook," but the angry red line shows it doesn't approve.
