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Originally Posted by Casiopea  OK. So what about the other people - you know, the ones who are not "most people"?  |
You mean "Why do some grammar books say "The book reads well" is acceptable?" You can ask directly: I don't mind.
You would probably be better asking them, as I am not privy to their thoughts, but deduction (or cynicism!) comes up with four reasons:
1) They consider, as you do, that 'reads' has a stative quality.
2) They assume, by analogy, that if the structure is correct any verb can be inserted in there, stative quality or not.
3) They follow the herd and think it is acceptable because the grammar book says so.
4) If a lot of people are using it, it must be right.