What do you think of the name "liseuse?" - Page 2

ShortNCuddlyAm · 09-23-2009, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Lemurion

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.

Good idea - I hope it works!

AprilHare · 09-23-2009, 07:33 PM

I doubt this silly poll will stop us liseuse users!
Viva la liseuse!

ShortNCuddlyAm · 09-23-2009, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by AprilHare

I doubt this silly poll will stop us liseuse users!
Viva la liseuse!

No, but trying to keep all the anti liseuse ire in one place is a good thing

CathalMagus · 09-23-2009, 07:42 PM

Just half an hour ago I finally got tired of reading the word, so I installed Greasemonkey for Firefox, and modified the WebVocab script to replace all occurrences of "electronic-book-reading-device" with "electronic-book-reading-device" while browsing MobileRead. That way I don't see the word, keep the intended meaning while reading the site, and don't trouble anyone else with my linguistic preferences.

kazbates · 09-23-2009, 07:43 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)

Oh!! Those are so cute! I have a little Kenmore canister vac that I call "blue" and talk to when I'm vacuuming. Sounds weird, I know, but I'm really just cussing at it when the cord gets hung up, the canister gets stuck on a corner, etc.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lemurion

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.

Ah, then I apologize for my angsty response! I really have to curb that tendency to be "holier than thou"!

Vent away. . .

Donnageddon · 09-23-2009, 07:44 PM

I prefer "Elektronika libro leganto", or ELL for short.

ShortNCuddlyAm · 09-23-2009, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kazbates

Oh!! Those are so cute! I have a little Kenmore canister vac that I call "blue" and talk to when I'm vacuuming. Sounds weird, I know, but I'm really just cussing at it when the cord gets hung up, the canister gets stuck on a corner, etc.

I frequently talk to things - so it doesn't sound weird at all. I don't always give them names, but some of them I do...

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Originally Posted by Donnageddon

I prefer "Elektronika libro leganto", or ELL for short.

As in the unit of measurement, or as in "Oh 'ell, it's frozen!"?

dmikov · 09-23-2009, 08:23 PM

I understand when English borrows words from a language of the country where things are 1. Invented 2. Mostly produced. Make sense.

Siesta - born and majorly used in Latin Amerika.
Tea - originate and majorly produced - China
Chai - originated and major producer - India
etc

Liceuse - not invented and not produced at all as far as I know - France.
When France will give the world of ebooks something more then a word for table I think we should talk.

Donnageddon · 09-23-2009, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmikov

When France will give the world of ebooks something more then a word for table I think we should talk.

Hey, they gave us French Fries! And the Statue de la liberté

igorsk · 09-23-2009, 08:38 PM

Actually, "french fries" is supposed to be a Belgian invention (and supposedly the word means "frenched", not "of France").

rogue_ronin · 09-23-2009, 08:44 PM

Actually, they gave us pommes frites. We're the ones that insisted on noting who did it before us.

Don't forget champagne, avenues and bon mots. And a million other things.

Don't mock the French! If they took it all back, we'd be poorly-spoken clods drinking beer in cramped alleys.

Oh, wait...

m a r

dmikov · 09-23-2009, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by rogue_ronin

Actually, they gave us pommes frites. We're the ones that insisted on noting who did it before us.

Don't forget champagne, avenues and bon mots. And a million other things.

Don't mock the French! If they took it all back, we'd be poorly-spoken clods drinking beer in cramped alleys.

Oh, wait...

m a r

Nobody mokes the french, I said world of ebooks, not the world. They gave the world enough, cannot even start listing.

Alfy · 09-23-2009, 09:27 PM

Actually, quite a bit of the English language is based on French, with most of the transitions having been made between the XIIth and the XVIth centuries. For the fun, here are some of the words you have used in the posts of this subject which come from French originally, in order of appearance:

Device, personally, common, sounds, foreign, pronounce, certainly, general, regards, ambiguity, acceptance, language, partially, noticed, bandit, piece, proportion, completely, annoying, tempted, figured, place, modified, supposedly...

Alfy · 09-23-2009, 09:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmikov

I understand when English borrows words from a language of the country where things are 1. Invented 2. Mostly produced. Make sense.

Siesta - born and majorly used in Latin Amerika.
Tea - originate and majorly produced - China
Chai - originated and major producer - India
etc

Liceuse - not invented and not produced at all as far as I know - France.
When France will give the world of ebooks something more then a word for table I think we should talk.

I hope you are joking, especially about the siesta... As for tea, it is called Cha in China, so that would not explain the English variant.

brecklundin · 09-24-2009, 02:03 AM

It's one of those words that feels if I actually say ior type it, I will have to clean up the mess afterwards.

It's fun and has been such since, I think it was Zelda(?) who tagged her readers with Liseuse. I learned a new word after looking it up and ever since it's just been fun...I have a sense some folks are taking the fun out of the whole thing and taking it far too seriously as if one or the other is somehow diminished based on if the word is used or not. People, it is JUST A WORD. If you like it...use it...if not then don't...and I still think it is something located next to the bidet...or if you do it in public you better clean it up afterwards.

Just lighten-up already fer-goodness sakes!!

PS: Just like Danny Costanzo (the character played by Billy Crystal)in the movie Running Scared "...I eat donuts because I can't say that word...." "Croissant?" "....boom that's the one..." (might not be exact for the nit pickers but it is a JOKE...and the point comes across

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View Poll Results: What do you think of the name "liseuse?"
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%
Other	5	2.00%
Voters: 250. You may not vote on this poll

09-23-2009, 07:42 PM	#19
CathalMagus Member Posts: 22 Karma: 68 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ireland Device: Hanlin V3 (lBook r2) with OpenInkpot	script it away Just half an hour ago I finally got tired of reading the word, so I installed Greasemonkey for Firefox, and modified the WebVocab script to replace all occurrences of "electronic-book-reading-device" with "electronic-book-reading-device" while browsing MobileRead. That way I don't see the word, keep the intended meaning while reading the site, and don't trouble anyone else with my linguistic preferences.

09-24-2009, 02:03 AM	#30
brecklundin Banned Posts: 1,906 Karma: 15348 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: mine	It's one of those words that feels if I actually say ior type it, I will have to clean up the mess afterwards. It's fun and has been such since, I think it was Zelda(?) who tagged her readers with Liseuse. I learned a new word after looking it up and ever since it's just been fun...I have a sense some folks are taking the fun out of the whole thing and taking it far too seriously as if one or the other is somehow diminished based on if the word is used or not. People, it is JUST A WORD. If you like it...use it...if not then don't...and I still think it is something located next to the bidet...or if you do it in public you better clean it up afterwards. Just lighten-up already fer-goodness sakes!! PS: Just like Danny Costanzo (the character played by Billy Crystal)in the movie Running Scared "...I eat donuts because I can't say that word...." "Croissant?" "....boom that's the one..." (might not be exact for the nit pickers but it is a JOKE...and the point comes across ) Last edited by brecklundin; 09-24-2009 at 04:42 AM.

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09-23-2009, 07:33 PM	#17
AprilHare Wizard Posts: 2,981 Karma: 11862367 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony Reader PRS-T2	I doubt this silly poll will stop us liseuse users! Viva la liseuse!

09-23-2009, 07:44 PM	#21
Donnageddon Now you lishen here... Posts: 2,494 Karma: 479498 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle-ish Device: Sony PRS-650. Kobo Touch, Kindle Fire	I prefer "Elektronika libro leganto", or ELL for short.

09-23-2009, 08:23 PM	#23
dmikov Addict Posts: 257 Karma: 960 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: REB1200; REB2150; Sony 500/350; EZReader; IREX DR800SG; Nook/Color	I understand when English borrows words from a language of the country where things are 1. Invented 2. Mostly produced. Make sense. Siesta - born and majorly used in Latin Amerika. Tea - originate and majorly produced - China Chai - originated and major producer - India etc Liceuse - not invented and not produced at all as far as I know - France. When France will give the world of ebooks something more then a word for table I think we should talk.

09-23-2009, 08:38 PM	#25
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	Actually, "french fries" is supposed to be a Belgian invention (and supposedly the word means "frenched", not "of France").

09-23-2009, 08:44 PM	#26
rogue_ronin Banned Posts: 475 Karma: 796 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Honolulu Device: Nokia 770 (fbreader)	Actually, they gave us pommes frites. We're the ones that insisted on noting who did it before us. Don't forget champagne, avenues and bon mots. And a million other things. Don't mock the French! If they took it all back, we'd be poorly-spoken clods drinking beer in cramped alleys. Oh, wait... m a r

09-23-2009, 09:27 PM	#28
Alfy Liseur de Bonne Aventure Posts: 374 Karma: 2176666 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Paris, France Device: PRS T1	Actually, quite a bit of the English language is based on French, with most of the transitions having been made between the XIIth and the XVIth centuries. For the fun, here are some of the words you have used in the posts of this subject which come from French originally, in order of appearance: Device, personally, common, sounds, foreign, pronounce, certainly, general, regards, ambiguity, acceptance, language, partially, noticed, bandit, piece, proportion, completely, annoying, tempted, figured, place, modified, supposedly...

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