let's get liseuse recognized as a real word

[JSWolf]

I just remembered, we already have a word for our readers. It's a word most of us know. The word is PADD. PADD stands for Personal Access Display Device.

[Sparrow]

Originally Posted by Slite

I think here in sweden we are leaning towards calling them "Läsplatta" ... which makes me want to hit someone really hard with a blunt object whenever I see someone refering to it as that.

Läsplatta roughly translated to english means reading tablet or reading plate.

I like that word - the platta bit is like 'platter' in English (a big plate with a variety of food on it ).

I'd choose 'book platter' for reading devices if I had my way - which I never do.

[Daithi]

Eye steal donut sea duh porpoise two halfling separate whirreds four Ann ereader.

[Dylrob]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I just remembered, we already have a word for our readers. It's a word most of us know. The word is PADD. PADD stands for Personal Access Display Device.

Now if only someone would port LCARS to these devices...

[Verencat]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

It's silliness like this that will be the downfall of the wiki.

Wikipedia is not, was never, and will never be a reliable and ultimate source of information. Yes, it's really useful, but it should never be taken too seriously, and should always remain merely the first step when searching for information.
And languages do evolve to stay alive, they need to adapt themselves to their users, not the other way around, otherwise they die, in this world of communication more then ever. Rigidity is just not an option.

[Taylor514ce]

I read books, magazines, occasionally a "paper", etc. I don't read a lisueusuuees or a computer or a phone. But I do watch "TV", sometimes "shows", and sometimes shows or movies on TV. So it's ambiguous, but won't be forced, and I still contend that it is a "book", plain and simple. When people ask what it is, that's what I say: a book.

[kennyc]

Their once was a miner with sluice
got messed up drinking the juice
He ruined his sluice
it was of no use
so he cashed in and bought a lieuse.

[montsnmags]

Originally Posted by Taylor514ce

...When people ask what it is, that's what I say: a book.

I say, "An interfenestratable vindauga into the Überworld", but folks seem to just look somewhat addlepated and back away slowly. Maybe I'll try "a liseuse" instead?

Cheers,
Marc