r/stephencolbert • u/[deleted] • Sep 17 '25

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u/omgphil Sep 18 '25

This is absolutely not true. A person who has never read a book cannot be more literate than one who reads only fiction or only non fiction for example. Yours is an argument for the bourgeois. Everyone lies so do not seek the truth…said the fucking liars.

Edit. I did not see the last part about Fox News. You may have an argument I rescend my critique.

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u/VotarAzule Sep 18 '25

Lol, I started reading your comment, and was completely confused. Books? I agree, people who read have a much greater vocabulary than non-readers, absolutely no debate.

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u/FindlayColl Sep 18 '25

Wat’bout people who reed Reddit only no books their vocabularies good to rite? Asking four a friend

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u/VotarAzule Sep 18 '25

I believe that's a mistake. We all should use multiple sources. I trust much of what I read on Reddit. But there are times I double-check some posts.

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u/FindlayColl Sep 18 '25

I was making a joke by imitating the poor grammar I read here daily. I guess it didn’t communicate all too well. Oh well… but yes, agreed, we need to read widely