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Originally Posted by Catlady
It sounds right to me to, and it's pretty much what the listeners in this thread have been saying all along. Without rereading the thread, I believe the pro-listening folks repeatedly said that we are talking about adults listening to books for entertainment, not people who are learning to read or people who are attempting to study and comprehend complex material.
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Yes. Although I’m not “pro listening” as much as I’m anti-snobbery. There is absolutely nothing superior about reading a book verses listening ONCE you’ve learned to read.
I liken these “adults” crowing about reading as the same as adults bragging about wearing lace up shoes over loafers because it involves tying your shoes verses slipping them on. The time to be proud of tying one's shoes ends in kindergarten. Puffing oneself up due to reading should end about the fourth grade.
Perhaps WHAT you read might matter....but not THAT you read