Timeline for How to respond to "I was never much good at maths at school."
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| Jul 7, 2015 at 8:08 | comment | added | John Harvey | I always thought this was a silly response too. But looking at the detail of what you're saying, the point is less "But you can read?" than "But you do read? For pleasure?" | |
| May 14, 2014 at 16:06 | comment | added | Manuel Bärenz | Being illiterate is a much bigger drawback to life than being unable to do maths. This is a bad comparison. | |
| Nov 13, 2009 at 18:43 | history | answered | Anton Geraschenko | CC BY-SA 2.5 |