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Old 06-21-2010, 03:48 AM   #196
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Everyone who drops into the Llounge does ..... whether everyone on MR does, is another question that needs answering.

I keep wondering if this ought to be put up as a poll in the General Discussion forum (rather than the lounge).

Knowing doesn't, necessarily, equate with "using" .....
I agree - a poll in General Discussions would be good - but what about?

"Have you ever heard of the word Liseuse being used as a generic term for ereaders/ebook readers/ebook reading devices" would be good start I think.
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"Which word do you think positively describes devices that allow one to read ebooks?".

1) Liseuse
2) Reader
3) e-reader/ereader ....

would be another starter ....
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"Which word do you think positively describes devices that allow one to read ebooks?".

1) Liseuse
2) Reader
3) e-reader/ereader ....

would be another starter ....
eBook reader
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1) Liseuse
2) Reader
3) e-reader/ereader
4) eBook(variations of) reader


x) No preference
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Old 06-21-2010, 06:55 AM   #200
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I really have to ask why anyone cares. The fact that a small group of people in this forum have essentially said "wouldn't it be fun if we started using this word" isn't going to get it adopted by anyone else, and it just annoys people to try. You can guarantee that any thread that uses the word outside this forum is going to instantly get derailed into arguments about the use of the word, and that the actual subject matter of the post will be completely ignored.
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I really have to ask why anyone cares. The fact that a small group of people in this forum have essentially said "wouldn't it be fun if we started using this word" isn't going to get it adopted by anyone else, and it just annoys people to try. You can guarantee that any thread that uses the word outside this forum is going to instantly get derailed into arguments about the use of the word, and that the actual subject matter of the post will be completely ignored.
But you cared enough to post this and many other replies in this thread. So, you at the very least, care about whether this word exists or not.
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I really have to ask why anyone cares. The fact that a small group of people in this forum have essentially said "wouldn't it be fun if we started using this word" isn't going to get it adopted by anyone else, and it just annoys people to try. You can guarantee that any thread that uses the word outside this forum is going to instantly get derailed into arguments about the use of the word, and that the actual subject matter of the post will be completely ignored.
Some people do it only because they know it annoys others.
As simple as that.
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Some people do it only because they know it annoys others.
As simple as that.
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But you cared enough to post this and many other replies in this thread. So, you at the very least, care about whether this word exists or not.
My primary concern is that it appears to be a cause of argument and even hostility here at MR, and that's not good for anyone. I have no problem at all with people using it in the Lounge for a bit of fun, but when people attempt to use it in, say, the "News" forum, trouble always results.
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I have just returned from an exam for my MA - the exam was in cognitive aesthetics. One of the pictures that I had to analyze was this:



And I managed to get liseuse into the conversation, both as the title of a number of paintings depicting women reading and, by metaphorical extension, as the name for an electronic device used for reading upon. Neither of the examiners batted an eyelid and by the end of the exam all three of us were using the word freely - oh, and one of the examiners lives in Paris.

I think the tide is turning.
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I have just returned from an exam for my MA - the exam was in cognitive aesthetics. One of the pictures that I had to analyze was this:



And I managed to get liseuse into the conversation, both as the title of a number of paintings depicting women reading and, by metaphorical extension, as the name for an electronic device used for reading upon. Neither of the examiners batted an eyelid and by the end of the exam all three of us were using the word freely - oh, and one of the examiners lives in Paris.

I think the tide is turning.
That painting--what's the title and who's the artist? Those colors are stunning.
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Picasso - Girl Reading
It really is a beautiful creation! Is she reading outdoors? It looks like flowers in the background.
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