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From: "mal hamilton" <g3kevmal@talktalk.net>
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Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 12:17:07 -0000
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Subject: Re: LF: Re: RE: Morse code lifeline
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In a communications context one does not have to be exact. There are 
international abbreviations that all radio communicators understand and use 
but at schools and colleges one does expect the tutors and students to be 
more exact in their choice of word selection and spelling plus grammar.
There are two words currently doing the rounds KINDA and LOADS. Take these 
two words away from some persons vocabulary and they  would be 
SPEECHLESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I would say in a UK context that going back to the 1950/60 period several 
good O levels would equate to a university degree today.
The college that  I attended one had to sit 10 O levels and pass all at 
once. If there was a failure in one subject there was no certificate, this 
was probably too severe but there were no other options.
Changed times now where a subject can be taken bits at a time, perhaps this 
is more sensible.
The French would say the way you walk is IMPORTANT they like a well 
presented swagger!!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roelof Bakker" <roelof@ndb.demon.nl>
To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 11:27 AM
Subject: Re: LF: Re: RE: Morse code lifeline


> Hello All,
>
> This are fine examples of dyslexia, a far more common problem than
> generally known.
> It has nothing do to with intelligence as such, as some of the most gifted
> persons on earth "suffered" from it.
> One example that springs to my mind was Winston Churchill.
>
> Text control won't help much as "there" and their" are genuine English
> words.
>
> Reading and writing is a skill just like walking.
> You won't judge someone's intelligence by the way he walks, won't you!
>
> Best regards,
> Roelof Bakker, pa0rdt
>
> (And yes, dyslexia is part of my daytime job!)
>


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