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Originally Posted by Kingswood
This last paragraph is a non-sequitur. What does that have to do with spelling reform?
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Again, my point was that we're talking about english not any other language.
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You completely missed the point. Dyslexia is a disability only if the orthography is irregular.
When you have similar-looking words like tough, though, through and thorough, with up to four ways of pronouncing the ending depending on one's accent, even though it is not the ending that is changing in these words, is it any wonder that English-speaking dyslexics struggle?
Isn't it a good enough reason to make some changes if by doing so we help people with disabilities? Since you are opposed to any revision to spelling, would you care to tell a dyslexic or the parents of a dyslexic child: "I would love to help you manage your disability, but I oppose the measures that would be needed."
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I think Dana and Tiki covered the reply I would have made to these comments.
In a nutshell, yes it's not fair that some people have reading disabilities for whatever reason, but that's not a reason to change the system for everyone else (who happen to be the vast majority). I was going to suggest that by your reasoning we should modify the way we make cars because then people with dwarfism could drive.