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What is a popular book that everyone buys but nobody reads? (midwest.social)
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[โ€“] 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Dictionaries or lexicons. Who reads those from start to finish?

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I had a dictionary of etymology that I truly loved. Can't say I'd read it from start to finish like a novel, it's not meant to be used that way, but I did spend time jumping from word to word learning about their histories.

    But I'm a writer so I'm one of the few that would genuinely be into that.

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