SSylver replylemmy.world2Hide 2 repliesSometimes native English speakers are less fluent than second-hand speakers of English13Reply
KKoalaUnknown replylemmy.world1Hide 1 replyThere is a shockingly high number of Americans whose first language is English but cannot read or write.7Reply
ThatWeirdGuy1001 replylemmy.worldYeah something like >50% of adults read at less than a 6th grade level. It's part of why a lot of news articles are dumbed down so these people can comprehend them.2Reply
SSuperDuper replylemmy.world1Hide 1 replyYou are correct about the word volunteering. I have no clue what's up with the white line, though.11Reply
ddeathmetal27 replylemmy.worldThis is just a guess, but I think the original author wrote NBEDS instead of NEEDS and fixed it after the fact by covering the right most edge of the B.2Reply
iiamjackflack lemm.ee2Hide 2 replieslol this is awesome where did you find this? Title is dead on balls accurate. Poor Lars… not really haha12Reply
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Sometimes native English speakers are less fluent than second-hand speakers of English
There is a shockingly high number of Americans whose first language is English but cannot read or write.
Yeah something like >50% of adults read at less than a 6th grade level.
It's part of why a lot of news articles are dumbed down so these people can comprehend them.
You are correct about the word volunteering.
I have no clue what's up with the white line, though.
This is just a guess, but I think the original author wrote NBEDS instead of NEEDS and fixed it after the fact by covering the right most edge of the B.
lol this is awesome where did you find this? Title is dead on balls accurate. Poor Lars… not really haha
From the same event.
Facebook link, for those who hate that shit. ^
Is that... Trevor Moore?