On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:39:46 -0500, "Unsprung" <peterblood666@joimail.com> wrote: >Why, have you actually seen a case of someone who whose census record >suggests that they can write but not read? Or are you speaking >hypothetically? It's hypothetically possible, since reading and writing use different areas of the brain, and a person might suffer brain damage that impairs their reading ability but not their writing ability. But such cases would be rare. -- Steve Hayes E-mail: hayesmstw@hotmail.com (see web page if it doesn't work) Web: http://hayesfam.bravehost.com/famhist1.htm http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7783/