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> Mr. Gates says he reads about 50 books in a year, eschewing digital readers for old-fashioned books on paper. When he is busy with work, he reads about a book
by RodericDay 11y ago
> Mr. Gates says he reads about 50 books in a year, eschewing digital readers for old-fashioned books on paper. When he is busy with work, he reads about a book or two a week but will consume four or five in the same period while vacationing with family.
huh?
- Luc 11y agoWork: 1 to 2 per week Vacation with family: 4 to 5 per week Other: zero to x per week Total: 50 per year
- savanaly 11y agoWhat is a week other than work or vacation? Those account for all days of the year, by tautology if nothing else. (except for the unemployed, I suppose, but him being retired I would think it's impossible to be unemployed).
- jessaustin 11y agoThis is why the Europeans make fun of us. b^)
- icebraining 11y agoAs an European, I can't say I get it either.
- robotresearcher 11y agoAre your weekend days vacation? My vacations are not like a normal busy saturday.
- mgr86 11y agomaybe he counts philanthropy as neither?
- mojoe 11y agoI would guess that whoever said this meant "0-2 per week" when busy with work. Taken literally it means he takes almost no vacation, unless you assume there's a third label beyond work and vacation :)
- riffraff 11y agoor, the first sentence was "he reads a book in 1-2 weeks" maybe.
- thaumasiotes 11y agoI suspect it's more like "he reads a book in 0.5 - 1 weeks, but sometimes he's not reading any".
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- pervycreeper 11y agoIOW, innumeracy is widespread among journalists. Surprise!