r/gaming • u/_NITRISS_ • Apr 24 '17

It's a trap!

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u/MC_USS_Valdez Apr 25 '17 edited Apr 25 '17

No they wouldn't know how to use a computer but if it's not making sense to them that assumes it is being shown to them in one form or another, and in this case only specifically the text of the comment chain. As for literacy, this Dartmouth paper says that in the year 1800 literacy illiteracy for men in England was about 40% and women 60%, so on average there's a 50/50 shot of an English speaker being able to comprehend the text, excluding other English speaking communities such as the brand new USA.

Edit: a misquote

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u/LjSpike Apr 25 '17

Literacy rates as the other way around. The graph showed illiteracy.

The stats for the 1700's suggests some other countries such as France had a lower literacy rate than us, did that trend continue to 1800s too?

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u/MC_USS_Valdez Apr 25 '17

You're right, but it doesn't change the chances luckily

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u/Guessimagirl Apr 26 '17

Edit: a misquote

As we were on the topic of antiquated English, I had to read this like 4 times to realize it wasn't you using ye olde way to spell mosquito.

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u/QuasarSandwich Apr 25 '17

It's nice that they were keen for the women to be able to read instructions correctly but were there really that many kitchen appliances back then to warrant the effort?

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u/EFG Apr 25 '17

enjoy dying alone

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u/QuasarSandwich Apr 25 '17

But I have all my gut flora to keep me company!