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Tabitca Started conversation May 25, 2001
Hello Bob
I am dyslexic and I teach at a university so don't let it get you down. Quite a lot of people who work here are in varying degrees. It needn't stop you doing what you want.
I have a computer at work that I speak into that types for me.. You should be entitled to a disabled student allowance to pay for one.Go see your disability officer. Unfortunately it is not good on accents and sometimes you get funny words
.....shizbuts.......see what I mean?
I think you are very brave to write up a page and go on message boards...it's not easy. I didn't go to uni until I was 30 because i always thought I was stupid. Now I teach post graduates.
Most dyslexics have a high IQ ....so go for it!!! 
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Bob Gone for good read the jornal Posted May 25, 2001
thank you 
although being dislexic and Irish is even more diffacult(I gess any way) because you get that stero type added to
any way menchaning it on the page is better than tellin everyone all the time 
what do you teach at uni??
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Yael Smith Posted May 26, 2001
Tabicta's so right!
Sweety, I don't know how it works there, but here dyslectic people get alot of help. And you've mentioned the Irish thing- people over there should be really stupid to add origin with IQ. I too believe you are very bright, and very brave to do what you want with what you've got. (Actually, I thought so when I just met you- now I find it normal)
Anyway, sweety- go get'em! Don't let anybody tell you you can't. 
Elly
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Bob Gone for good read the jornal Posted May 26, 2001
Ime not you know, I just got on with it and ignored them.
but thank you
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Tabitca Posted May 28, 2001
Hi Bob
I teach Psychology, Sociology and occasionally gender studies.( collectively social studies) Try not to worry about stereotypes ...only ignorant people use them...nice people like you for who you are as a person ..not for how you look or speak.
As an old fat lady who is a single parent ..I have heard it all before ..but its made me stronger as a person and as I've got older ..I've learnt not to let it bother me. The answer is" I can always go ona diet,have elocution lessons etc. but you will always be a bigot/moron etc. " I find that works quite well ..I borrowed it from W.C.Fields. Someone said he was a drunk and he replied " I shall be sober in the morning madam ,but you will always be ugly"
Don't let the b******s get you down.
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Bob Gone for good read the jornal Posted May 29, 2001
thats classsic, so is their face when I tell them the chemical fomula for the varnish on the desk
(my brother studdies undustral chemistry it is amazing what you pick up)
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Yael Smith Posted May 29, 2001
YAY!!!
According to Tabitca's deffinition, I'm a nice person!!!
I'm a complete mutt, my family's of four mixed origins, so I can't be considered as anything, tough I resemble the Maroccan side of my family... which sometimes is enough for stupid people...
Anyway, sweety, I love you for who you are, and so should EVERYBODY! And if someone doesn't- you don't need them as friends anyway...
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Bob Gone for good read the jornal Posted May 29, 2001
any one who dosent I piss off emensly for the fun of it
probberly why I get all the unwelcome attenchan really 
you know I could have told you where where a nice person ages ago
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Yael Smith Posted May 29, 2001
http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/F64442?thread=114434&post=1006387#p1006387 Take it from someone who knows! I've never been so flattered as a Kibbutznik!
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Bob Gone for good read the jornal Posted May 29, 2001
then Ime not doin my job propperly
Ime good
infact Ime better than good
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Yael Smith Posted May 29, 2001
Great!!!
Then I'm good too!
And, baby- you do a WONDERFUL job!
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