BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoAnd people who don't read make fun of you for it.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square151fedilinkarrow-up11.09K
arrow-up11.09KimageAnd people who don't read make fun of you for it.lemmy.worldBonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square151fedilink
minus-squareKingJalopy @lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·5 months agoNot me! I only read audiobooks, so I know how to pronounce all those $5 words! (Just don’t know what they mean or how to use them)
minus-squarepeto (he/him)@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·5 months agoBold of you to trust the performer knows how to say the words.
minus-squareWogi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·5 months agoA decent performer will likely verify words they’re unfamiliar with. If it’s being read by the book’s author it’s anybody’s guess. I’m looking at YOU Gibson
minus-squareTheTetrapod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 months agoI don’t know how many times I’ve heard professional audiobook readers say casualty instead of causality. They might have a higher hit rate, but not 100%.
Not me! I only read audiobooks, so I know how to pronounce all those $5 words!
(Just don’t know what they mean or how to use them)
Bold of you to trust the performer knows how to say the words.
A decent performer will likely verify words they’re unfamiliar with. If it’s being read by the book’s author it’s anybody’s guess.
I’m looking at YOU Gibson
I don’t know how many times I’ve heard professional audiobook readers say casualty instead of causality. They might have a higher hit rate, but not 100%.
Pen wings.