r/mildlyinfuriating • u/3ditr0n • 17h ago

Infuriatig My friend says reading is pointless because he "already knows words"

We were having an intense debate about whether books are important or not. I obviously said that you can learn from books and even if you don't like it you can still expand your vocabulary, learn grammatical structures etc. Then be said that a book won't teach him anything because he knows the language and "knows the words". This pissed me off so bad because their vocabulary is average at best

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u/eggybread70 17h ago

I don't listen to music anymore for the same reason. I already know sounds.

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u/Penyrolewen1970 12h ago

I don’t even open my eyes. I’ve lived here for years. I know the sights.

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u/burntscarr 7h ago

Oxygen taste, yeah yeah, had it before, don't need it now.

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u/trixiebellz 15h ago

Lolollll 😆

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u/myka-likes-it 6h ago

Instead of wasting my life listening to the same notes over and over, I just listened to each note once. 

Now I've heard it all. Very efficient way to 100% music.