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Originally Posted by LadyShea
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Again, interpreting patterns is not true reading.
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That is exactly what reading is. This typed symbol, a, is just a black pattern on a white background. You must interpret that pattern to see it as the letter a and the corresponding meaning of the letter a otherwise it is just a pattern.
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If someone draws a T on my back, I would interpret it as a T, but I am not really reading it myself.
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Yes you are, unless you think reading braille or sign language is not true reading either.
Read - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary
a (1) : to receive or take in the sense of (as letters or symbols) especially by sight or touch (2) : to study the movements of (as lips) with mental formulation of the communication expressed (3) |
No, it is not real seeing. It is a mental connection you are making with the shape and what that shape represents. It is not seeing the letters visually, which is what this discussion is about.