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2naSalit

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9. Interestingly

Sun Jul 10, 2016, 09:16 PM

Jul 2016

I was taught to read by looking up the history of each word as they entered the vocabulary in school lessons and I really enjoyed that. I was also exposed to multiple languages outside of school so I had access to more background on words and their origins than most, I suppose. I usually do better with pronunciation than application of conversational use.

I don't do well with numeric formula since I'm dyslexic but I see patterns well. With scientific language, I rely heavily on my scant knowledge of Latin gained through secular texts I encountered through music of all things. And that's sad since I love to make structured observations in the natural world. Go figure.

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