Re: Effects of poor writing? (Long)

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From: Chuck Musciano
Date: Tue, 02 May 1989 14:18

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In article <23871@agate.BERKELEY.EDU> sp299-ad@violet.berkeley.edu (Celso Alvarez) writes:
>In article <2000@trantor.harris-atd.com> chuck@trantor.harris-atd.com
>(Chuck Musciano) writes:
>>>	I think traditional "literacy" is falling more and more by the wayside 
>>>as it becomes less important to human communication. . .
>>>. . .  The industrial revolution made literacy a prerequisite for
>>>success, the information revolution just beginning may well make literacy
>>>unneeded again.
>
>In article <357@itcatl.UUCP> jonathan@itcatl.UUCP
>(Jonathan Peterson) replies:
>>     This is certainly a horrifying view of the future!  . . .
>>. . .  Literacy is really a cornerstone of freedom.

     Please note that Mr. Alvarez has reversed the attributions here.  I made
the second comment, and Mr. Peterson, the first.













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From: chuck@melmac.harris-atd.com (Chuck Musciano)
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Subject: Re: Effects of poor writing? (Long)
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Date: 2 May 89 14:18:06 GMT
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