I have a large-ish library (by personal standards) that spans multiple rooms in my small house. When I invite people over I will, without fail, get one of two responses:
1. "Wow, have you read all these books?" means "I never read books."
2. Scans shelves..."Oh that's a great book...I haven't heard of this author – any good?" means "I read a lot."
I'm used to the books and don't get any pride from them but it's amazing how quickly you can tell how literate someone is by their behavior in even a small library.
1. "Wow, have you read all these books?" means "I never read books."
2. Scans shelves..."Oh that's a great book...I haven't heard of this author – any good?" means "I read a lot."
I'm used to the books and don't get any pride from them but it's amazing how quickly you can tell how literate someone is by their behavior in even a small library.