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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
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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Even worse. Somebody at some time in history decided to roll some dice then, to form a word... (no keyboars centuries aga!). And now you're recycling that word?
A word should have one meaning. Not several. So, electronic reader (short: ereader) is perfect. Lisuse is not.
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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
i say "liseuse" when i'm talking about the device. it's not necessarily relevant when i'm talking about what i'm reading.
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I just call it my PDA...