Do we need a new word for "reading" on screens since it is a very different animal? - Page 2

danbloom · 10-29-2009, 02:39 AM

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danbloom · 10-29-2009, 02:55 AM

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Kali Yuga · 10-29-2009, 08:31 AM

"No," we don't "need" a new "word" for "reading on screens."

Reading is reading is reading. It is utterly irrelevant if you're reading off of a stone tablet, a papyrus scroll, a hardcover, a newspaper, an ebook reader or a PDA.

desertgrandma · 10-29-2009, 08:45 AM

What Kali Yuga said. Its "reading". Period.

BenG · 10-29-2009, 08:55 AM

We don't have separate words for reading a book, a sign, Scrabble tiles, or subtitles on a movie screen. Why should electronic devices be different?
The purpose of language is communication. If If I tell my friends I'm going to the park for some light "liseusing" they won't know what the heck I'm talking about. And I couldn't tell them without sounding pretentious.

kennyc · 10-29-2009, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

What Kali Yuga said. Its "reading". Period.

What grandma said, what the rat-guy said.

Lady Blue · 10-29-2009, 09:16 AM

I think we need a new word for the act of procrastinating, but I think we can put that off until this current matter is settled.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 10-29-2009, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga

Reading is reading is reading. It is utterly irrelevant if you're reading off of a stone tablet, a papyrus scroll, a hardcover, a newspaper, an ebook reader or a PDA.

With a cherry on top.

Readers are more distracted, and retention threatened, by the elements in their surroundings (lights, noises, smells, other people, etc) than they are by the medium from which they read.

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Originally Posted by Lady Blue

I think we need a new word for the act of procrastinating, but I think we can put that off until this current matter is settled.

Then I think we can get started at any time now...

danbloom · 10-29-2009, 09:32 AM

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desertgrandma · 10-29-2009, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by danbloom

Okay, let me re-phrase the question, then, Kali Yuga. Would a new word, perhaps, maybe, be "useful" in order to help scholars and scientists better study the two reading modes, the paper one and the screen one -- just as a word to better identify the two modes for study purposes only, not for popular usage in every language?

Dan.......can you tell me why we need to differentiate between the two?

Seriously....any person who reads can tell you, if you are immersed in a good book, the experience is the same.

Its just a lot easier to switch if you happen to find yourself reading a lousy book.

danbloom · 10-29-2009, 09:37 AM

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JSWolf · 10-29-2009, 10:01 AM

Reading on a screen is READING. Reading a pBook is READING. Reading is READING. We do not need another word to describe what we are doing when we read from our readers because we are still READING.

danbloom · 10-29-2009, 10:03 AM

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danbloom · 10-29-2009, 10:05 AM

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danbloom · 10-29-2009, 10:08 AM

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JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,556 Karma: 145863177 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Reading on a screen is READING. Reading a pBook is READING. Reading is READING. We do not need another word to describe what we are doing when we read from our readers because we are still READING. Last edited by JSWolf; 10-29-2009 at 09:03 PM.

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Kali Yuga Professional Contrarian Posts: 2,045 Karma: 3289631 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle 4 No Touchie	"No," we don't "need" a new "word" for "reading on screens." Reading is reading is reading. It is utterly irrelevant if you're reading off of a stone tablet, a papyrus scroll, a hardcover, a newspaper, an ebook reader or a PDA.

10-29-2009, 08:45 AM	#19
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	What Kali Yuga said. Its "reading". Period.

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BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,730 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	We don't have separate words for reading a book, a sign, Scrabble tiles, or subtitles on a movie screen. Why should electronic devices be different? The purpose of language is communication. If If I tell my friends I'm going to the park for some light "liseusing" they won't know what the heck I'm talking about. And I couldn't tell them without sounding pretentious.

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Lady Blue the snarky blue one Posts: 6,001 Karma: 3877825 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: deep in the heart Device: PRS500, 505 & 600, PRST1 & T2, Kindle PW, Moto Razr, Galaxy Tab 2-10"	I think we need a new word for the act of procrastinating, but I think we can put that off until this current matter is settled.

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danbloom Banned Posts: 135 Karma: 366 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Cyberspace Device: The Bindle: no batteries, hand-cranked pages, mobile, underlineable	Could we benefit from a new word for "reading" on screens to usher in the Screen Age? thread closed Last edited by danbloom; 11-12-2009 at 10:18 PM. Reason: closed

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