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UpstockJock t1_j64g5lg wrote

I definitely cannot read “texts” of ancient languages or Russian, Arabic, etc, but I can look at it. I’d rephrase this to, “You can’t look at text and not read it for languages you know”.

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Character-Good5353 t1_j64ow6v wrote

an english person could look at dutch and read it without trying, because they both use the latin alphabet.

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UpstockJock t1_j66w9ru wrote

I suppose so…I mean it wouldn’t be comprehended but sure I guess it’s “read”. Looking at an alphabet of another language is like looking at a piece of art. You don’t understand what it means but you can give it your interpretation of meaning.

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Nh32dog t1_j64gwsj wrote

That is true for me and I thought that was true for everyone, but my ex-wife, who was dyslexic, explained that she has to concentrate on reading each word, so just looking at a word would mean nothing to her.

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zed857 t1_j64jpa5 wrote

Any time one of those software licensing agreements comes up that you have to scroll through to accept I can do a very good job of seeing it and yet not reading any of it.

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Iamnothuman77 t1_j64kuvm wrote

if i unfocus my vision i can

also as upstockjock mentioned there’s different languages

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fangboi7 t1_j64kz34 wrote

Correction YOU cannot look at text and not read it. As someone with adhd i do this frequently.

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southpaw650 t1_j64l1lc wrote

You say that, but i’m really tired and i looked at this 7 times before i actually had to focus and read it

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American_PP t1_j64oe0u wrote

yuo cna envn look at tish snetnece and raed it wiuotht envn rllaey raeding it

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