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One of my friends asked me this question, but I really don't understand what it means. Please can someone explain it to me.

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I've voted to close as "not a real question" because I don't get the question either. – Hugo Dec 13 '11 at 10:15
rory has answered what i needed to know :) – nickfrancis.me Dec 13 '11 at 10:33
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I would understand this as an attempt at a joke - for the reason mentioned by Rory. A joke, I might add, that simplifies the condition somewhat! Akin to the "I'm a schizophrenic, and so am I", 'joke'. – Matt Dec 13 '11 at 10:37

closed as not a real question by Hugo, TimLymington, Matt Эллен, Marthaª, Mitch Dec 13 '11 at 15:39

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What your friend is saying is that as some dyslexics may have trouble with the order of letters or words, "vice-versa" is irrelevant to them as it means "in reverse order"

Obviously your friend isn't taking into account the variable extent of dyslexia in different individuals - many can read perfectly well, and others can given the use of systems to help identify letters and letter order.

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