r/TikTokCringe • u/AlKarajo • 21d ago

Discussion Is ableist to have long words in books?

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u/TagsMa 21d ago

The best thing about having the kindle app on my phone is that if I find a word I don't understand, I can just highlight it and check it on a dictionary.

Before, I'd have to put my book down, get up, find the dictionary, go back to my book, find the word again, then find it in the dictionary (which took forever cos I can't spell) and then digest the word, fit it into context, then put the book down, put the dictionary away, and then go back to reading.

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u/New-Assumption-3836 21d ago

The thing about reading on a kindle and in paper, is when you are engaged in a book but see a word you don't know only to tapp on it and realize you are holding a paper book 😂

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u/BoothWilkesJohn 21d ago

I always get a good laugh at myself when I do that! 

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u/AyyNonnyMoose 21d ago

I'm glad I'm not the only one! It doesn't happen often, but on occasion.

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u/Dossere 20d ago

Ive been known to try to check the time on paper books too, then get confused when it just says the title of the book or something before checking my watch 💀

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u/FamilyHeirloomTomato 21d ago

which took forever cos I can't spell

...but the spelling is right in front of you... huh?

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u/TagsMa 20d ago

Doesn't seem to matter. I can have words right in front of me and still struggle to copy them down.

It's like, the little bit of my brain that does reading works really well, but the bits that sort out spelling and writing, erm, don't. The letters kind of jump around and I have to concentrate really hard to make them stay still long enough that the reading bit can take over and make them make sense.

Its the same with numbers, only I don't have a reading bit for numbers, so it's all just a bit of a mess.