Tag Archives: reading books

Aliteracy

Image result for blank cover book

aliterate:

Word Origin

noun
1.

a person who is able to read but rarely chooses to do so:

Schools are worried about producing aliterates who prefer television to books.
adjective
2.

of, relating to, or characteristic of aliterates.

 

Writing for The Walrus, Alex Good put together a piece called “The Rising Tide of Educated Aliteracy” that has incited a lot of banter among my book club members.

I’ll let Mr. Good carry the day here, but this is a must-read for everyone – even if you are aliterate and don’t give a damn.

Advertisement

Leave a comment

Filed under Uncategorized