Playing and Reading

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Playing noun - The action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation.

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Reading and playing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reading" instead a noun "Playing".

Nearby Words: play, played, playful, player, playable

Reading noun - A presentation of an artistic work (as a piece of music) from a particular point of view.

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Playing and reading are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Playing" instead a noun "Reading".

Nearby Words: read, reader, readable, readout, readability

Similarly, if you've just finished watching/reading/playing something with a specific genre or tone, and immediately pick up another thing with a decidedly different genre or tone, it can sometimes take a couple of minutes to switch gears.

Source: The Tetris Effect
Trailers, teasers, ads, posters, public demos - they are all about getting people to know about an upcoming work, and to get people interested in seeing/reading/playing/listening to it.

Source: Coming Attractions
Closing Credits which, among other thanks, thank the viewer for watching/reading/playing.

Source: Thanking the Viewer

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