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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
[...] And again, you can't help yourself. "that it might be interpreted some sort of insult no less" completely dismisses 1) the possibility that it WAS an intended insult (no interpretation necessary), and 2) that I'm capable of knowing when it IS an insult.
Your entire argument seems to hinge on everyone else excepting your opinion that "real books" can't possibly be used in an intentionally insulting way.
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As I said: "I had found it quite incredible". I still find it so. Despite the lengthy back and forth, no explanation offered really let me understand, and until I do, of course my bewilderment is going to continue leaking out. Your 1 and 2 don't really cover WHY it is an insult for 1, and why you feel it as an insult in 2.
There's been lots of stuff you and I have disagreed about on here over the years. We've both said stuff that the other does not agree with, but I'd be appalled if you thought I was insulting you every time we disagreed. Certainly, for my part, none of it was intended as insult. So why is "real books" any different? Even if the person using the phase is suggesting ebooks are in some way fake things, such a patently false statement seems to hold no weight or impact (for me) as an insult. I am at a loss to see why it should be different for other people.