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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)

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I tried reading the one where chimps are clever.
I gave up on it because he seemed to be deliberately obfuscating the text for no good reason.
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Slippery Mick ‏, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:19, 3 replies, latest was 10 years ago)

I think you missed the point of that one, mate

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:23, Reply)

No I didn't. The people who pride themselves for being able to slog it through is books are usually prime examples of the Dunning–Kruger effect.

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Slippery Mick ‏, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:27, Reply)

wrong

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:29, Reply)

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Slippery Mick ‏, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:33, Reply)

what about the functioning adults who don't find it a slog at all?

(old man river possible lesbian, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:35, Reply)

define 'functioning'

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Slippery Mick ‏, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:36, Reply)

able to read a literary novel in their mother tongue without it being a struggle

(old man river possible lesbian, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:38, Reply)

define 'novel'

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Slippery Mick ‏, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:49, Reply)

Usually fictitious, sometimes with a basis in real events. Longer than a novella.

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Kroney, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:51, Reply)

I've read them.

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Slippery Mick ‏, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:53, Reply)

have you considered having a reading age above thirteen?

(old man river possible lesbian, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 12:23, Reply)

I get cross at Dickens for that precise reason.
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