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		SoftTalker 21 hours ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How far back in time can you understand English? That's why kids start with "Run Spot Run" and other simple 3 and 4 letter words. They then learn the more complicated rules and exceptions as they go. It's really not a problem.

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noosphr 19 hours ago [–]

Chinese kids manage with 6,000 character. Just because we normalize child abuse doesn't mean its right.

SoftTalker 15 hours ago | [–]

And English speakers learn tens of thousands of words, and eventually read almost all of them by sight. I don't see where any abuse is happening.

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