Talk:read on

RFD discussion: November 2016–January 2017
Very typical use of "on", similar to "I paused, then walked on", or "I stopped the car at the traffic lights, then drove on". Equinox ◑ 10:09, 18 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Delete as SoP. Adverb sense 2 at on, "Along, forwards (continuing an action)" should cover it. If felt not to cover it adequately then that definition should be enhanced rather than having a separate entry for "read on". Mihia (talk) 18:49, 21 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete per above. DCDuring TALK 19:03, 21 November 2016 (UTC)


 * This seems comparable to move on or go on; at the very least, it can be used as an imperative, e.g., 2008, M. Robert North, Jodi, p. 216: "What a temper," Emil whispered to himself. "What?" She asked, "Nothing. Just read on." bd2412 T 05:15, 24 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Re: imperative: So what? Read further is a synonym in all moods, tenses, and aspects. Does that warrant an entry? DCDuring TALK 02:01, 26 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Is go further a synonym to go on? These seem to be comparable. bd2412 T 02:27, 26 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Sense 3.
 * What does that have to do with the matter at hand?
 * In read on, on assumes one of its adverb senses: "Along, forwards (continuing an action)."
 * I still don't understand the so-what for the imperative. DCDuring TALK 03:18, 26 December 2016 (UTC)
 * I propose that in numerous uses such as 2013, Timothy L. Warner, Hacking Raspberry Pi, p. 171: "Finally, how do you combine multiple pieces of dynamic data? Read on, friend... read on", the phrase "read on" is idiomatic, and does not retain the same "truths will be revealed" sense if substituted with "read further". If this means that our existing definition needs to be improved, so be it. bd2412 T 03:45, 26 December 2016 (UTC)
 * "Read further" sounds a bit stilted and formal, but I think e.g. "keep reading" would be totally synonymous in your example. Equinox ◑ 04:57, 26 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Is that any different from "keep going" being synonymous with "go on"? They still seem one-to-one comparable to me. bd2412 T 15:07, 26 December 2016 (UTC)
 * After e/c:


 * Now I remember, in Shakespeare: "read on, Macduff".
 * But seriously, folks, there would seem to be more justification for including the allusive erstwhile cliche "lead on, Macduff" (an alteration of the Shakepearean "Lay on, Macduff".
 * In the case of the citation above, the implication that more would be revealed seems to be derived from the context and not from the collocation. Also, the imperative form may be more memorable but the collocation has the same meaning in other moods/tenses/aspects: "If you will just read on, you will find ", "As he read on, he learned ", etc. DCDuring TALK 15:19, 26 December 2016 (UTC)

Deleted. bd2412 T 03:49, 24 January 2017 (UTC)