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functionally illiterate

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Adj.1.functionally illiterate - having reading and writing skills insufficient for ordinary practical needs
illiterate - not able to read or write


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A steep claim indeed, yet the author is prepared to back it up with an in-depth examination of how the technology is used, its benefits especially to sight-impaired or functionally illiterate individuals, current trends in computing, and much more.
VIVO (Voice-In/Voice-Out): The Coming Age of Talking Computers by Small Press Bookwatch
Alarmingly, only one in every 10 workers deemed functionally illiterate is enrolled in literacy classes and half of them drop out within three weeks, said the study by the United Way of Greater Los Angeles.
ILLITERACY SHOCKINGLY HIGH IN L.A. HALF OF WORKERS UNABLE TO READ by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
This at first appeared to be unrealistic, since more than 30 per cent of the adolescents coming to Servol were functionally illiterate.
The story of Servol: education for the community by the community by Montrichard, Sister Ruth / UN Chronicle
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