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From: stever@videovax.Tek.COM (Steven E. Rice, P.E.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Why Engineers spell so bad [sic
Message-ID: <4104@videovax.Tek.COM>
Date: Mon, 15-Dec-86 11:08:01 EST
Article-I.D.: videovax.4104
Posted: Mon Dec 15 11:08:01 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 17-Dec-86 04:47:00 EST
References: <4079@videovax.Tek.COM> <42600007@uicsrd>
Reply-To: stever@videovax.Tek.COM (Steven E. Rice, P.E.)
Organization: Tektronix Television Systems, Beaverton, Oregon
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In article <42600007@uicsrd>, Tom Conte (conte@uicsrd.CSRD.UIUC.EDU) writes:

>> ...  Of course, there are some
>> individuals that have dyslexia or another learning disability that
>> makes such learning difficult, but surely we aren't all brain-damaged!
> 
> Dystexia is *not* `brain-damage.'  Holy hell, man, get your facts straight
> or you are going to embarrass yourself.  You might be surprised to find out
> how many engineers are dyslexics.

If hell is holy, a lot of theology is going to have to change. . .

Sorry, Tom!  Dyslexia, along with a host of other problems, falls into the
category of "minimal brain disfunctions."  In most cases, the precise nature
of the defect is unknown, but it causes a problem that does not exist in
most people.

I'm sorry you chose to disregard the context of the sentence you quote.  The
one following was to the effect that maybe we all are brain-damaged -- after
all, surely we wouldn't be engineers if we were in our right minds! [ 8^) ]

					Steve Rice

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