let's get liseuse recognized as a real word

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by Superlucky

We're trying to introduce it as a new word into the lexicon, so of course people won't know what it means at first! Start calling your device a liseuse and people will only have to ask what it means once. It's nonsensical to discard a brand new word because no one knows what you mean. "Email" didn't mean anything to me before I knew what the word referred to. Your husband did miss a word - because we just coined it here on MR!

But it's not needed.

[Slite]

Originally Posted by kennyc

But it's not needed.

You don't NEED a hole in the head eith... oh wait, not quite the same thing. Never mind, keep going, nothing to see here, return to your lieusesussessess (I will never get the hang of spelling that word!)

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by Slite

You don't NEED a hole in the head eith... oh wait, not quite the same thing. Never mind, keep going, nothing to see here, return to your lieusesussessess (I will never get the hang of spelling that word!)

Then how would you breath?

Certainly I believe in making things easier. If a new word (or hole) is needed to make it easier, then great. I think that this word is more like fashion though, not really needed by joe the plumber.

[Moejoe]

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

I still don't see the need to make a new word for a device that already has a word: ereader, or electronic reader.

Fun? Joviality? Light-heartedness?

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by Moejoe

Fun? Joviality? Light-heartedness?

snobbism? bad taste? search for inmortality?

[Moejoe]

Originally Posted by Pablo

snobbism? bad taste? search for inmortality?

Taking things too seriously? Upset about nothing? Halfwit?

[Krystian Galaj]

It's spelled like "less use", right?

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by Moejoe

Taking things too seriously? Upset about nothing? Halfwit?

Seems quite serious to me what with the wikipedia entries and seriousness of intent of those that started and are supporting this thread.

[Slite]

Play nice now children, otherwise one of the "greens" will have to smack your bottoms!

[Patricia]

Originally Posted by Superlucky

I would love to spend some time in the UK to find out how different American English is from British English. The only differences that come to mind are of the color/colour variety, but - as you pointed out- I'm sure there are many that I am completely unaware of. Even in the US English usage differs wildly from state to state (e.g. I wait in line and up North they wait on line).

You're cool Harry.

Ah. In the UK we wait in a queue. And "queue" is a French borrowing which has become so assimilated that few people realise that it's the French word for "tail."
But at least we can read our liseuses while queuing!

[acidzebra]

Maybe we need a hybrid name. Readeuse?

It would also help if there were some limericks, those always get things going.

There once was a man from Nantucket
His liseuse was always in his pocket
Then he sat down, he felt like a clown
for now his liseuse was crooked

Okay, so it needs a little work

[Slite]

Originally Posted by acidzebra

Maybe we need a hybrid name. Readeuse?

It would also help if there were some limericks, those always get things going.

There once was a man from Nantucket
His liseuse was always in his pocket
Then he sat down, he felt like a clown
for now his liseuse was crooked

Okay, so it needs a little work

Oh yes, lets by all means introduce another name for it

Another one I couldn't learn to spell if my life depended on it...

And you owe me a new screen for that limerick

[pshrynk]

I like Vera as a name...

[acidzebra]

There once was a teacher in Neuss
Who'd never heard of a liseuse
then he found mobileread and got e-ink greed
now his life is coming up sweet!

(seriously, WTF rhymes with "liseuse"?)

[Slite]

Originally Posted by acidzebra

There once was a teacher in Neuss
Who'd never heard of a liseuse
then he found mobileread and got e-ink greed
now his life is coming up sweet!

(seriously, WTF rhymes with "liseuse"?)

chatreuse?