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Originally Posted by LDB
Ok, it's old. I guess that shows people have known for some time that reading is visual not aural and no reading is done with the ears. Listening, and tangentially, consuming books by listening, is done aurally but that isn't reading. It is consuming. And I confirmed this with she who knows all. Literally.
And it's an interesting and very enjoyable discussion.
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I agree, reading and listening are both legitimate ways to consume literature but reading is visual and listening is aural.
Look at it in reverse - What if someone makes a speech which is recorded on audio and then transcribed for written publication. If I consume only the written version, would anyone say I had listened to the speech?