On Sun, 17 Aug 2014 14:25:39 +0100, Janet > wrote:

>In article >,
says...
>>
>> On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 21:54:34 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >I am just the opposite. If there were people around to talk to, I'd talk to
>> >them and not read the book. Reading is only something I do to fill time.
>> >Or if I have a need to read the specific material. I would never read a
>> >book at a restaurant though. I find that to be rude. I would do it at a
>> >coffee shop though. Lots of people do that.
>>
>> Why ? What's wrong with doing exactly what you want (so long as it
>> doesn't infringe on the other diners pleasure) - you say you are a
>> writer and yet now you say reading is something you only do to fill
>> time?
>>
>> I don't find it rude to see someone reading in a restaurant and as a
>> writer I can't imagine how you do !!! Expect to sell many books ?
>
> LOL. Hoist with her own petard, (more words the "writer" has never
>heard of before).
>
> Janet UK.
When I first saw that word as a kid, I thought it would be a sword or
lance. I was really surprised to find out what it was.
Janet US