Monday, July 9th
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Is the english word “perusal” particularly old or does it have a special meaning different from “reading”? It seems noone’s using it, and I wonder why.
Monday, July 9th 2012 (12:11pm)
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arcanewaif said:
‘To peruse’ is used occasionally, but hardly in the US. Nowadays it usually means to look through something, rather than really read. You can peruse a magazine, or a collection of dolls, or a book. It’s like a step short of reading.
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