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From: conte@uicsrd.CSRD.UIUC.EDU
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Subject: Re: Why Engineers spell so bad [sic
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Date: Tue, 9-Dec-86 10:01:00 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec  9 10:01:00 1986
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> ...  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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