The phrase "assiduous reader" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who is diligent and attentive in their reading habits, often implying a deep commitment to reading.
Example: "As an assiduous reader, she devoured books on various subjects, always eager to expand her knowledge."
Alternatives: "avid reader" or "dedicated reader".
I say this as an assiduous reader who keeps a scrapbook of the best of the newspaper.
Later still, back home, he turns out to be an assiduous reader of Auguste Comte and Milan Kundera; he also quotes confidently from Kant, Schopenhauer, and social theoreticians.
"Compared with Mr. Clement's brief, the style is wonkish and a bit stiff: after a while, even the most assiduous reader might find it tough going," he said of Mr. Verrilli's submission.
This would strengthen the credibility of the WTO as a truly universal rules-based system and would be a contribution to the enhancement of human resources in developing countries.CLAUDIA OROZCOColombian mission to the WTOGenevaSIR As an assiduous reader I would like to clarify your article on free trade, which states: "At Mexico's insistence its [WTO] press officers have been gagged since May 1st".
Though in extreme cases this may rise higher, the assiduous reader's coverage only translates into 1,000 novels a decade, including rereadings.
Assiduous readers of this blog will recall that last week I mentioned Godley, who died in 2010, in my post about Keynes.
Ms. Foley's convictions stem in part from a profound love of fashion, one that she nurtured from the time she was in elementary school in Troy, N.Y., as (doubtless) one of Vogue magazine's youngest and most assiduous readers.
Their reputations have suffered a bit because they have been packaged and promoted for commercial rather than critical success, but an awful lot of "assiduous" readers are still keen to see what this new generation of writers will be doing in 20 or 30 years.
· Assiduous readers - and who is not? - may well remember that I raised the issue of grooms of the stole in connection with the third Earl, later Marquis, of Bute, who served in this capacity under George III when he came to the throne in 1760 at just 22.
Those talented individuals who toil producing the Official Report at Holyrood are plainly assiduous readers of this site.
I became an assiduous lip-reader, and it turned out that while only about 30percentt of spoken English is recognizable on the lips, virtually 100percentt of televised basketball-coach profanities are.
