On 10/7/05, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
"The most notable difference between lower- and higher-literacy users is that lower-literacy users can't understand a text by glancing at it. They must *read word for word* and often spend considerable time trying to understand multi-syllabic words."
Hey, that's me! I never believe people who claim that they can understand a text without actually reading the words. Short words are easier to read than long ones.