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Originally Posted by danbloom
kazbates, you might be right, it might be redundant, on the other hand, it might be beneficial, later on. But regarding your note on such a word being redundant, -- and let's just agree politely to disagree here -- here is what one blogger told me earlier on this very forum:
"Danny.....Coming up with a new word for what appears to be an exisiting practice will always seem redundant to most people. But at this juncture anything that reminds us that there *IS* a change going on here, rather than allowing us to forget that our artifacts always have implications on our behviour and our thoughts, should be considered useful. Will we always distinguish between reading and SCREADING? I doubt it. But for now it is the discussion itself that’s crucial.”
So, kazbates, opinions differ, and that is what this quest is all about: sizing up all the different opinions here, pro and con. No agenda, no conclusions, just asking for different POVs, and it's very interesting.
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danbloom ~ I did not present my opinion as anything other than an opinion and as merely an answer to your original question. I did not infer that you had an agenda. My opinion was based on my experience as an educator of young children who already spend a great deal of their time trying to grasp the seemingly never ending vocabulary of the English language. Introducing a superfluous new word with the main purpose to push an agenda (digital reading) is not beneficial to anyone.
I will also add my 2 cents and say that your use of bolding to emphasize particular words in your posts is completely unnecessary and a bit condescending. I feel that most posters here at MR are quite intelligent and capable of divining your intended emphasis on their own. I would also like to add that when debating a particular side of an argument it is best not to use people's opinions as a source of support. For as many bloggers and posters that you find to support your argument, I am quite certain I could find just as many of the same against it. However, and to be perfectly honest, I have neither the time or interest to do so.