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Reading on paper vs "screening" online and "screening" on a Kindle
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I am curious to know if any other people here share my concerns about
the need for a new word in English, and other languages, too, for
READING ONLINE, to differentiate this activity from reading on paper,
which is a very different animal.

See two blogs I am on here: one in China, the other in USA:

http://zippy1300.blogspot.com

http://www.36pr.com/2009/02/27/6-on-36-qa-with-taiwan-based-reporter-dan-bloom-on-screening/

AND in other languages, how does one different reading text on paper
surface to reading text on a screen online? Do tell.

Email me offline for any followups too.

danbloom AT gmail DOT com

On 2009-02-27, danbloom wrote:

Reading on paper vs "screening" online and "screening" on a Kindle
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I am curious to know if any other people here share my concerns about
the need for a new word in English, and other languages, too, for
READING ONLINE, to differentiate this activity from reading on paper,
which is a very different animal.

I have no such concerns. I *read*, whether it is on paper, a
computer screen, a pixelboard or whatever. There is no difference
in the activity, only in where it is done.

There is no need for a new word, especially not for one that
hijacks a word which already has another meaning.

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