Xeroxchasechase@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 years agoI bet we invented the word dyslexia so they won't know we're writing about themmessage-squaremessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up152arrow-down110
arrow-up142arrow-down1message-squareI bet we invented the word dyslexia so they won't know we're writing about themXeroxchasechase@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square7linkfedilink
minus-squareQuarterSwede@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 years agoFrom Oxford Languages (what Google uses): late 19th century: coined in German from dys- ‘difficult’ + Greek lexis ‘speech’ (apparently by confusion of Greek legein ‘to speak’ and Latin legere ‘to read’).
minus-squareXeroxchasechase@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoGood to know, in general, but the irony of this term is still funny to me.
From Oxford Languages (what Google uses):
late 19th century: coined in German from dys- ‘difficult’ + Greek lexis ‘speech’ (apparently by confusion of Greek legein ‘to speak’ and Latin legere ‘to read’).
Good to know, in general, but the irony of this term is still funny to me.