How about "serious or ludic reader"? There aren't so many customers
that we can afford to leave any out.
At 10:33 AM 3/17/2010, you wrote:
>Well, fine; yes everyone 'reads' -- the world etc, & some read aspects
>of it much better than I do. But,we can ask what kind of 'reading'
>occurs in deep engagement with a text, say, eg, a poem?
>
>'serious reader'? Sure, that's a good way to put it....
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>Doug
>On 16-Mar-10, at 4:10 PM, Bob Grumman wrote:
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>>Douglas Barbour wrote:
>>>Oh, right, a 'reader' -- what? I mean, how many still exist?
>>>
>>>(Well,despite official denials, quite a few....)
>>>
>>>Doug
>>Oops, you hit another of my many buttons, Doug--this one giving a
>>word like "reader" (or "poet") special status by reading it to mean
>>"good reader" or "real reader." For me, just about everyone reads,
>>and is therefore a reader. "Serious readers" are what there aren't
>>enough of.
>>
>>--Bob
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