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harperleetoday at 1:38 PM1 replyview on HN

I'm sure the general population being asked whether they read books have a very clear idea of what a book is.


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brainwadtoday at 2:14 PM

Is that understanding also cross-culturally consistent? That's a typical failure mode in comparative surveys between different countries - the meaning of the question depends on the translation used in each language. I imagine here the implied frequency might also vary between languages; maybe English speakers don't say they "read" unless they read once a week, while Spanish speakers are laxer?