So my grandmother can't read because she's illiterate, she used to bring me some donuts when i was younger and i remember she used to call them "Snuops", i thought that was funny until a few years ago i noticed that "Donouts" upside down kinda spells "Snuop", picture below.

Is my granny a genius?

If she can't read she wouldn't know that it looks like "Snuop".

OP, get the fuck out.

At 9/5/14 06:56 AM, Suprememessage wrote: If she can't read she wouldn't know that it looks like "Snuop".

Since when do you need to know how to read to say a word? She said "Snuop", she never wrote it.

maybe she's dyslexic

At 9/5/14 10:24 AM, xXSp1cyN1njaXx wrote: maybe she's dyslexic

She never learned how to read, she left school to go work when she was like, 6 or 7.

At 9/5/14 10:27 AM, Radaketor wrote:

At 9/5/14 10:24 AM, xXSp1cyN1njaXx wrote: maybe she's dyslexic

She never learned how to read, she left school to go work when she was like, 6 or 7.

so you're telling me she didn't not learn how to read basic English at age 7. leaving school has nothing to do with dyslexia

At 9/5/14 10:32 AM, Monster-64 wrote: Better grandma then mine: when I visited her, all she could talk about was church church church and on how I need to be a good Christian boy by giving me pointless anecdotes and analogies.

i wanna see your grandma meet bill nye.

whats that guy up to now a days anyways

At 9/5/14 10:41 AM, xXSp1cyN1njaXx wrote:

At 9/5/14 10:27 AM, Radaketor wrote:

At 9/5/14 10:24 AM, xXSp1cyN1njaXx wrote: maybe she's dyslexic

She never learned how to read, she left school to go work when she was like, 6 or 7.

so you're telling me she didn't not learn how to read basic English at age 7. leaving school has nothing to do with dyslexia

Seeing as i live in Portugal and we speak portuguese here, no... she didn't learn basic english at age 7, and donut is the name of a kind of food, it's not a basic english word that everyone should know.

donut is the name of a kind of food, it's not a basic english word that everyone should know.

ive learned stupider shit in school

At 9/5/14 10:51 AM, xXSp1cyN1njaXx wrote:

donut is the name of a kind of food, it's not a basic english word that everyone should know.

ive learned stupider shit in school

School teaches people a lot of stupid/incorrect shit, i wouldn't be surprised.

At 9/5/14 10:49 AM, Radaketor wrote: Seeing as i live in Portugal and we speak portuguese here, no... she didn't learn basic english at age 7, and donut is the name of a kind of food, it's not a basic english word that everyone should know.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QvhCDsFkk0

At 9/5/14 12:06 PM, Kwing wrote:

At 9/5/14 10:49 AM, Radaketor wrote: Seeing as i live in Portugal and we speak portuguese here, no... she didn't learn basic english at age 7, and donut is the name of a kind of food, it's not a basic english word that everyone should know.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QvhCDsFkk0

EXACTLY!!!

At 9/5/14 12:07 PM, xXSp1cyN1njaXx wrote:

At 9/5/14 12:06 PM, Kwing wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QvhCDsFkk0

EXACTLY!!!

But why would he assume i'm a native english speaker though?

At 9/5/14 12:17 PM, Radaketor wrote:

At 9/5/14 12:07 PM, xXSp1cyN1njaXx wrote:

At 9/5/14 12:06 PM, Kwing wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QvhCDsFkk0

EXACTLY!!!

But why would he assume i'm a native english speaker though?

im talking about your grandmother being denied doughnut education

At 9/5/14 12:19 PM, xXSp1cyN1njaXx wrote: im talking about your grandmother being denied doughnut education

Fine, why did you assume she was a native english speaker?

At 9/5/14 12:23 PM, Radaketor wrote:

At 9/5/14 12:19 PM, xXSp1cyN1njaXx wrote: im talking about your grandmother being denied doughnut education

Fine, why did you assume she was a native english speaker?

I assumed she was a shark

At 9/5/14 12:25 PM, xXSp1cyN1njaXx wrote:

At 9/5/14 12:23 PM, Radaketor wrote:

At 9/5/14 12:19 PM, xXSp1cyN1njaXx wrote: im talking about your grandmother being denied doughnut education

Fine, why did you assume she was a native english speaker?

I assumed she was a shark

A shark isn't as vicious as her.

A shark isn't as vicious as her.

so she's the kraken

At 9/5/14 12:28 PM, xXSp1cyN1njaXx wrote:

A shark isn't as vicious as her.

so she's the kraken

Or a Sharktopus!
http://monster.wikia.com/wiki/File:Shark.jpg

No, I do not think your grandmother is not a genius. She's also not illiterate.

If she were a genius, I would expect her to know how to read English fluently. Since she speaks and reads Portuguese, she has at least 1 language in her skill set, meaning she isn't illiterate either. Does she speak any languages other than Portuguese?

Also, one part of any standard IQ test does involve rotating shapes, recombining letters, and similar puzzles. But, figuring out that letters are similar to other letters when flipped upside down isn't particularly difficult by comparison.

At 9/5/14 04:50 PM, Profanity wrote: No, I do not think your grandmother is not a genius. She's also not illiterate.

If she were a genius, I would expect her to know how to read English fluently. Since she speaks and reads Portuguese, she has at least 1 language in her skill set, meaning she isn't illiterate either. Does she speak any languages other than Portuguese?

Also, one part of any standard IQ test does involve rotating shapes, recombining letters, and similar puzzles. But, figuring out that letters are similar to other letters when flipped upside down isn't particularly difficult by comparison.

The thing is she she was never thought how to read nor write since she left school at a very young age, she can speak portuguese but she can't write or read it, that's why i was surprised.

At 9/5/14 04:50 PM, Profanity wrote: Does she speak any languages other than Portuguese?

Sorry for the double post.
She can understand a bit of castellano (spanish) because her hometown was close to Spain but other than that i don't think she understands any other dialect.

Maybe, then.

It's very difficult for the brain to pick up new languages later in life. It's even more difficult for the brain to connect written language to spoken language as you age.

She demonstrated some literacy to you. Maybe that's evidence enough to support her developing some reading skills. And it should be evidence enough that she wants to connect with you through written language. You could try introducing some word games into your discussions. Anything that gradually forces her to sound out words, then sentences, then longform.

If she were adamant about wanting to become more literate, you could ask a doctor to help. Some anticonvulsant medications given to epileptics have been proven to reenable easy language learning in adults, pick up new instruments, and gain perfect pitch.

It's difficult to say. I would just say we have inadequate information to draw a conclusion.

She grew up in a different time period and did not have access to the kinds of education we have today, but lack of education does not mean lack of intelligence. Based on the information presented, there isn't enough info to say.

For example, some child born in a remote tribe in Africa somewhere may in fact be a genius, but no one would ever know because that child never had the opportunities to advance beyond their environment and certainly did not receive what we would think of as an education.

Sounds like she made a joke at your expense and you only just figured it out. Trolling grandmas are the best.

why the fuck do you think that reading a word flipped upside down makes someone a genius? do you also think that anyone who can wipe their ass is a mensa member?

At 9/5/14 06:13 PM, DeIirium wrote: why the fuck do you think that reading a word flipped upside down makes someone a genius? do you also think that anyone who can wipe their ass is a mensa member?

Do you think that a guy who's never fired a gun before and suddenly snipes a guy 10km away isn't talented?