Re: Is listening to the word equivalent to reading the word?
Re: Is listening to the word equivalent to reading the word?
I like a book, I tend to think about other stuff if I'm listening to something.Re: Is listening to the word equivalent to reading the word?
Yes Meg it's exactly like someone reading to you.Re: Is listening to the word equivalent to reading the word?
I think reading a book is better than the audio version. By reading the words they come alive in your head. Its your inner voice telling you what the book is about. Whereas the audio is superficial and the words you hear do not make that much of an impactRe: Is listening to the word equivalent to reading the word?
The other disadvantage of an audio book is that you can't as easily flip the pages back to re-read something and also I find I lose concentration with an audio book and find myself thinking of something else and realising I haven't been taking it in.Re: Is listening to the word equivalent to reading the word?
I used to listen to audio books when ironing & found the time passed very quickly. These days I do very little ironing so don't bother. I do mean to upload some to my iPod as I find the gym very boring & I hope to lose myself in a book lol! I like audio books for these specific purposes. I think it is definitely different as imagination draws the characters both in appearance & accent & audio books do part of that. There is also the emphasis placed on different things by the reader/speaker. Swings & roundabouts I expect.Re: Is listening to the word equivalent to reading the word?
I rejected audio books years ago, the regional accents got on my nerves. I may have to reconsider in due course because I cant hold the books easily and my eyes get tired & out of focusRe: Is listening to the word equivalent to reading the word?
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