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Old 09-13-2009, 04:56 AM   #150
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Originally Posted by Sparrow View Post
The Wikipedia page says:
"One of its original meanings is "a woman who enjoys reading". "

and then says:
"The primary reason advocates proprose is to differentiate the person reading the ebook from the device being read."

Serious question: Why is it "liseuse" and not "liseur"? What determines grammatical gender for words such as this?
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