How many times have you ever heard people smugly say that they didn't see a movie because they "read the book." You can hear the condescension in their tone at the very idea of having to do something as low-brow as watching a movie.
But have you ever heard people say that they didn't go see a play in the theater because they "read the play?" I've never heard anyone say that.It would sound idiotic, for example, to refuse to watch a Shakespeare play in the theater because you "read it."
I like telling people that I didn't have to pay $12 to watch a movie because I read about it on Wikipedia.
ReplyDeleteAnd yet you watch plays on PBS.
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