What do you think of the name "liseuse?"

Lemurion · 09-23-2009, 02:37 PM

As the title says, what do you think of calling reading devices liseuses?

Personally, I don't care for the term. I think it was a great idea but the word itself doesn't work for me. It's made up of sounds that aren't common in English, so it sounds too much like a foreign word (not even a loan word, but a foreign word), to me.

AnemicOak · 09-23-2009, 02:39 PM

I think there have been enough threads about the word.

DixieGal · 09-23-2009, 02:58 PM

If I can't pronounce it or spell it, then I'll certainly not use it for my ebook reader. Which is what I call it, "my ebook reader."

Crowl · 09-23-2009, 03:07 PM

With terms like ebook, ereader, etc. actually becoming known to the general public even with any flaws they have with regards ambiguity, it just seems needlessly unhelpful to the progress of ebook acceptance to try and force some random foreign word into use, especially when its not even the term of choice for an ebook reader in its own language let alone in english.

Lady Blue · 09-23-2009, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

If I can't pronounce it or spell it, then I'll certainly not use it for my ebook reader. Which is what I call it, "my ebook reader."

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Dave_S · 09-23-2009, 03:44 PM

There was a recent discussion in Wikipedia related to the removal of the word from Wikipedia at least partially because there are no "reliable sources for verification". The only cited source that I noticed was MobileRead.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...letion/Liseuse

GntlmnBndt · 09-23-2009, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

If I can't pronounce it or spell it, then I'll certainly not use it for my ebook reader. Which is what I call it, "my ebook reader."

I agree, and 'ebook reader' is the term I use as well, though I don't have a dedicated one myself anymore. For those that just need to shorten it, it is too bad we can't go back in time and introduce electronic book reader as EBR along the same lines as PMP and DVR - people would have become comfortable with that.

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schmolch · 09-23-2009, 04:49 PM

Horrible

kazbates · 09-23-2009, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

I think there have been enough threads about the word.

I agree.

Does it really matter? I actually thought the whole thing was a harmless little piece of fun and now feel like the whole thing has gotten blown way out of proportion. If you want to call it a reader, liseuse, ereader, digital book, or Henry, go ahead! It's completely up to you.

=X= · 09-23-2009, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

If I can't pronounce it or spell it...

Heck that's me with half of the English words out there

fugazied · 09-23-2009, 05:37 PM

I prefer real words from the current English language. Sometimes you have to create new words, but sometimes it's just annoying because people have to learn what it means! In this case, wikipedia doesn't even like it! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liseuse

Idoine · 09-23-2009, 05:37 PM

Well, as a French, when I speak french I call it "liseuse".
Here, nonetheless, it's my Cybook !

Now, I think too that Anglophones will have all the difficulties to pronounce it correctly (even if personnally, when I read an english word I don't know, I almost always search for its correct pronounciation to avoid using a bad one !

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One think I appreciate in English is the variety of words, that often can be only translated in french with several words. So for a while I appreciate here that the french term is only one word, as the english is two !
That is my lazy side !

ShortNCuddlyAm · 09-23-2009, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by kazbates

I agree.

Does it really matter? I actually thought the whole thing was a harmless little piece of fun and now feel like the whole thing has gotten blown way out of proportion. If you want to call it a reader, liseuse, ereader, digital book, or Henry, go ahead! It's completely up to you.

But if I started telling people I was reading books on my Henry, they'd look at me oddly and think I'd really lost it!

(OK, I don't have one, but I'm seriously tempted when our current vacuum cleaner dies)

Idoine · 09-23-2009, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

But if I started telling people I was reading books on my Henry, they'd look at me oddly and think I'd really lost it!

(OK, I don't have one, but I'm seriously tempted when our current vacuum cleaner dies)

Too cute !

Lemurion · 09-23-2009, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by kazbates

I agree.

Does it really matter? I actually thought the whole thing was a harmless little piece of fun and now feel like the whole thing has gotten blown way out of proportion. If you want to call it a reader, liseuse, ereader, digital book, or Henry, go ahead! It's completely up to you.

I started the thread because I saw another thread hijacked because it had the word in the title. I figured if we had a current thread about it we could let people vent here, rather than having every thread where the word is used turn into a vent thread.

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It's great, love it	31	12.40%
It's horrible, hate it	124	49.60%
Don't really care that much, will use it	13	5.20%
Don't really care that much, won't use it	77	30.80%
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09-23-2009, 02:37 PM	#1
Lemurion eReader Posts: 2,750 Karma: 4968470 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Note 5; PW3; Nook HD+; ChuWi Hi12; iPad	What do you think of the name "liseuse?" As the title says, what do you think of calling reading devices liseuses? Personally, I don't care for the term. I think it was a great idea but the word itself doesn't work for me. It's made up of sounds that aren't common in English, so it sounds too much like a foreign word (not even a loan word, but a foreign word), to me.

09-23-2009, 05:37 PM	#12
Idoine Which book will be next ? Posts: 661 Karma: 2172 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: France Device: Cybook Gen3 1.5, Sony PRS 600 RC, Samsung Omnia...	Well, as a French, when I speak french I call it "liseuse". Here, nonetheless, it's my Cybook ! Now, I think too that Anglophones will have all the difficulties to pronounce it correctly (even if personnally, when I read an english word I don't know, I almost always search for its correct pronounciation to avoid using a bad one ! ) One think I appreciate in English is the variety of words, that often can be only translated in french with several words. So for a while I appreciate here that the french term is only one word, as the english is two ! That is my lazy side ! Last edited by Idoine; 09-23-2009 at 05:41 PM.

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09-23-2009, 02:39 PM	#2
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	I think there have been enough threads about the word.

09-23-2009, 02:58 PM	#3
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	If I can't pronounce it or spell it, then I'll certainly not use it for my ebook reader. Which is what I call it, "my ebook reader."

09-23-2009, 03:07 PM	#4
Crowl Wizard Posts: 1,340 Karma: 1160346 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Southport, GB Device: Kindle Voyage, PW Signature edition	With terms like ebook, ereader, etc. actually becoming known to the general public even with any flaws they have with regards ambiguity, it just seems needlessly unhelpful to the progress of ebook acceptance to try and force some random foreign word into use, especially when its not even the term of choice for an ebook reader in its own language let alone in english.

09-23-2009, 03:44 PM	#6
Dave_S What Title ? Posts: 1,325 Karma: 1856232 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bavaria Germany Device: Sony Experia Z Ultra	There was a recent discussion in Wikipedia related to the removal of the word from Wikipedia at least partially because there are no "reliable sources for verification". The only cited source that I noticed was MobileRead. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...letion/Liseuse

09-23-2009, 04:49 PM	#8
schmolch Connoisseur Posts: 88 Karma: 2394 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Germany Device: Kindle	Horrible

09-23-2009, 05:37 PM	#11
fugazied Wizard Posts: 1,305 Karma: 1958 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: iPod Touch	I prefer real words from the current English language. Sometimes you have to create new words, but sometimes it's just annoying because people have to learn what it means! In this case, wikipedia doesn't even like it! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liseuse