Submitted by swedish_librarian t3_10p6ydb in books
oldadapter t1_j6p1z5i wrote
Reply to comment by Tokenvoice in The 10 Inalienable Rights of the Reader by swedish_librarian
Sure but I’m just saying that ‘reading’ has this flexibility/broader meaning for only a few contexts, not as standard rule - but braille can also be one of these. If someone can read by touch in that context, there’s no good reason someone can’t also read by listening in another. I agree, in most cases choosing the most clear, unambiguous term is going to be best (especially to make that braille/audiobook distinction) - but if the medium isn’t the important part of the conversation/context - it seems unnecessary to pick someone up for saying something like “oh yes I read that last year too and found it tedious” if they in fact felt or listened to the text.
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