Category Archives: literacy
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Ashurbanipal’s Library, Queen Readers, and the Intolerably Stupid
Leave a commentMay 23, 2022 by libroshombre
Once upon a time, back when literacy was really rare, no one ever read silently to themselves, and all …
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Skimming, Scanning, and Illiteracy
Leave a commentAugust 22, 2016 by libroshombre
The French started using the term “desperer: to be dismayed, lose hope, despair” in the 1300s, an especially horrible …
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Tigernuts, Shopping Lists, and Animal Skin
Leave a commentApril 19, 2016 by libroshombre
Tigernut Sweets may be on my menu soon. I read about this extremely old recipe on AncientNile.co.uk, where I …
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