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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know! I love reading [b](listening to audio books[/b]). I have loved reading ever since I learned to read. I have no other explanation. I read some for my book club. I only read books I enjoy. [/quote]

Is this really "reading"?  I have a friend who used to say she read 10 books a week.  I was like wow, how do you find the time?  Then I realized she was listening to audiobooks (in the car, out in the garden, mowing lawn, chores, etc).  Sometimes while reading I'll come across a word I've never seen before (don't know what it means or sometimes how to pronounce it).  I'll stop, look up the meaning and pronunciation and then re-read the sentence or paragraph again.  I would imagine most people don't do that with audiobooks.  I don't know, audiobooks just seems like "cheating" :roll: [/quote]

That’s ableist BS right there. Please watch this: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRQposSe/[/quote]

I have poor vision post-LASIK, so I am all audible now. I find it just the opposite- I find words that I rarely hear used ( but know how to spell and define from reading text)  pronounced correctly- the most recent was porcine. The only difficulty I have is the difference between English and British English pronunciation of certain words, like “desultory.” I do think for younger readers it is important to see the words spelled, sentence structure, etc. [/quote]

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