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Hal Shubin wrote:
> You're designing a Web page, and there's a list of articles, each with 

> I recall reading that "Learn more" isn't good, because people don't 
> always want to be taught something. (I tried a search on that, but 
> "learn" is a common word and I didn't have luck.)

Seriously, I know it comes off as a bit of a default answer but: doesn't 
language choice depend a huge amount on the context?

I mean if it's a college site, "Learn More" might be great. Or product 
information.

If it's the New York Times or Cosmopolitan, "Learn More" would be 
completely inappropriate.

I'm using "read more" somewhat generically at my soul-crushing form of 
primary income right now, but I'm not happy about it. I just don't have 
time to seriously tinker with the web site right now.
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Skot Nelson
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