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Old 09-14-2009, 07:26 PM   #23
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I do object to the claim:

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there has been a recent attempt by members of the MobileRead forums (an online community dedicated to ebooks and ebook readers) to have the word adopted for use in English.
I would say, personally, that the attempt has been made by a tiny minority of MR members, and that the majority view is that "eBook Reader" or "eReader" is the appropriate English term.
IMHO:
There is fun and there is fun, I view this polluting of the English language version of Wikipedia as approaching on abuse. If you still wish to fight for the adoption of this word in English then start your own website, get other web sites to start using the word, convince the NY Times and Washington Post that this is the right word. Do not play foot games with the editors of Wikipedia by adding stuff to Wikipedia that they delete. When there is only one source, one reference for the use of the word, it is not suitable for Wikipedia.

Other places like dictionary.com are more suitable for this kind of entry. You are looking to define a term and a word definition does not belong in an encyclopedia.
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