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Lorna - yes I do think there is a number version of dyslexia and that to some extent mathematical ability is like musical or sporting ability - you've either got it or you haven't.
What I'd like to know is why my colleagues in the English dept aren't greeted with the equivalent "I can't read. "

(gets off soapbox)

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