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Originally Posted by Poppa1956
Further demonstrating my geekiness, I googled (using "Google" as a verb should count on the test, IMHO) and found it is an actual word in French. How is it pronounced around here? Does it rhyme with tissue?
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yep, it's the french word for "dedicated reading device". some people on mobileread have adopted it because it provides a good, unambiguous word for the device, and because they like the way it sounds.
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Originally Posted by HarryT
liss - erze
It means "a lady's bed jacket", or "a reading light".
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don't show bad faith harry, you know perfectly well it means a dedicated reading device in french in this context.