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Originally Posted by teija
Am I the only one who finds the use of the word "unputdownable" in book descriptions (sooooo many of them) a little irritating? I mean, I suppose it *could* be considered a word - but tell that to my computer's spell-check... 
Not only is it an awkward word in itself, it feels lazy. I am almost guaranteed to turn away from a potential purchase when they use that word in the Kindle store. If they can't come up with a better description than that, it seems to be the indicator of a throwaway book...
Or am I wrong? Maybe others have had differing experiences. I look forward to hearing some discussion on this. |
According to Merriam-Webster and Oxford, it's a word and it's been around since 1935. As for spellcheck? Get a spellchecker with a larger dictionary? And perhaps one that is aware of the many spelling variants in various English speaking country. Doh!