*winces*

[conuly]

I pointed out that I dislike making fun of the Shrubboy's speech patterns because I vaguely feel they indicate some sort of learning disability rather than outright stupidity... Not that I think he's not stupid, but that his speech impediments aren't a sign of stupidity.

I'm not against learning disabilities or anything, but seriously, would you want a disabled (and I mean mentally... physically is different) man governing your money, jobs, social standing, marriages and life?

Well, yes, if I thought that he were retarded or insane (both of which probably holds true in this specific instance), but a LEARNING DISABILITY does NOT make one unable to lead! Neither does a "mental disability"... something which can encompass autism (duh), AD(H)D, depression, dyslexia, SLI, and other things.

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[rainbow-goddess.livejournal.com]

I don't think it's an indication of a disability; I think that he just never learned how to pronounce words correctly. Or that he never bothered.

[conuly]

THAT is a whole different argument, mainly that his "mispronunciations" are actually a valid regional difference. I'm refering to mistakes like "is our children learning" where that's clearly the wrong form of the verb "to be".