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fleur-de-lisa

(14,704 posts) Thu Jun 25, 2020, 09:55 AM Jun 2020

Terms for people who read a lot ... I think I prefer 'ink drinker' (Twitter)

Adam Sharp @AdamCSharp

Names for people who read a lot:

6. Bookworm (English)
5. Book flea (Indonesian)
4. Library mouse (Romanian)
3. Read-rat (German)
2. Ink drinker (French)
1. Reading horse (Danish)

1:47 AM · Jun 25, 2020

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Terms for people who read a lot ... I think I prefer 'ink drinker' (Twitter) (Original Post) fleur-de-lisa Jun 2020 OP

I have always been called a library rat, but I like ink drinker better. redstatebluegirl Jun 2020 #1

Interesting. n/t Laelth Jun 2020 #2

Word Lover? Me. Jun 2020 #3

Literate. Aristus Jun 2020 #4

How about, "Well-Read?" Bayard Jun 2020 #5

They call me "book smart". This also implies that i am ignorant of "street smarts". Midnight Writer Jun 2020 #6

redstatebluegirl

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1. I have always been called a library rat, but I like ink drinker better.

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Thu Jun 25, 2020, 09:58 AM

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Laelth

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2. Interesting. n/t

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Thu Jun 25, 2020, 09:59 AM

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-Laelth

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Me.

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3. Word Lover?

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Aristus

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4. Literate.

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Thu Jun 25, 2020, 10:38 AM

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That works for me...

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Bayard

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5. How about, "Well-Read?"

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Midnight Writer

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6. They call me "book smart". This also implies that i am ignorant of "street smarts".