i just thought of this, im a bit dyslexic (i think) but what if someone is not? then theyre lexic?

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      3 months ago

      this should be a real thing for someone who can read really well and has an extensive vocabulary.

      people with it are often in honors english classes and read a lot, and also figure out very minor implications of things based on word choice at ease

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    53 months ago

    The dys effectively means disorder of. Lexic reading and writing ability. It’s a disorder of reading.

    In the same family you have some others. Dyscalcula is a disorder of maths ability. Dyspraxia is a disorder of motor control.

    Science likes Latin based words. Because it’s a dead language, the meanings don’t change/drift. Most scientific language can be deconstructed this way.

    • Science might like latin words, but this one is greek. The dys- prefix means difficult, lexia means “ability with words”. Oh, and greek is not dead.

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    Literate.

    Hyperlexia is a thing, kids with super-reading.