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minus-squareSylver@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·9 months agoSometimes native English speakers are less fluent than second-hand speakers of English
minus-squareKoalaUnknown@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·9 months agoThere is a shockingly high number of Americans whose first language is English but cannot read or write.
minus-squareThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoYeah 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.
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.