RE: Tech-Reading vs. Other Reading

[Marguerite Krupp <mkrupp -at- cisco -dot- com>]

Bruce wrote: <snip>
So, perhaps those who find technical documentation destroys their 
enjoyment of other writing are really saying is that they haven't kept 
up the practice of reading for pleasure?
</snip.

Not at all what I was saying. Reading tech stuff for work (or otherwise)
does not affect my PLEASURE in reading non-tech stuff, but it does affect my
reading SPEED (negatively) and my ability to retain what I read
(positively). I read *and* write non-tech stuff for pleasure... but for me,
one type of reading definitely affects others. The fact that other people
may experience this differently is what makes horseraces.

Marguerite


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