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Originally Posted by Sweetpea
What, lisuese sounds like a real word and ereader sounds made up?
I meant made up like: just punching a few keys on the keyboard kind of made up...
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no, i meant ironic because "ereader" is arguably a made-up word, whereas "liseuse" is actually a real word which has existed probably for centuries.
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That too. In a normal conversation, I always say I'm reading such and such book. Only when they ask if they can borrow the book (or any reference to a physical presence of the book) do I mention I read electronically.
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i say "liseuse" when i'm talking about the device. it's not necessarily relevant when i'm talking about what i'm reading.