Thread: The word liseuse being used outside of MobileRead?
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Old 06-19-2010, 05:37 PM   #164
WT Sharpe
Bah, humbug!
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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel View Post
...personally, i really don't care *what* you (or anyone) call it. i think it's a question of personal preference. ... used on mobileread, people either *do* know what it means, or can easily figure it out
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Originally Posted by astra View Post
Precisely the reason why I hate it along with French attitude towards the word. As long as we are in the English speaking part of the forum, one must have manners and use the language of the forum. The phrase quoted above is a show of utter disrespect and lack of manners towards fellow members
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Originally Posted by Moejoe View Post
Balderdash! What in four shades of a batsman's crease does a French attitude even mean?
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I would answer your question and correct my incorrectly expressed thoughts, however, it cannot be done now in the light of your jerky reply.
Thank you astra! I was wondering when someone would turn a simple discussion over people's personal preferences of names to call electronic reading devices into a flame war. You've answered my curiosity in spades!
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