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Re: Why Engineers spell so bad [sic [message #293933] Tue, 09 December 1986 10:01
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Originally posted by: conte@uicsrd.CSRD.UIUC.EDU
Article-I.D.: uicsrd.42600007
Posted: Tue Dec  9 10:01:00 1986
Date-Received: Sat, 13-Dec-86 22:34:31 EST
References: <4079@videovax.Tek.COM>
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Nf-ID: #R:videovax.Tek.COM:4079:uicsrd:42600007:000:639
Nf-From: uicsrd.CSRD.UIUC.EDU!conte    Dec  9 09:01:00 1986


 >  ...  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.

Tom Conte (a dyslexic)      University of Illinois
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arpanet: conte%uicsrd@a.cs.uiuc.edu  or  conte@huey.udel.edu
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bitnet:	 conte@uicsrd.csrd.uiuc.edu
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