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[โ€“] Liz@midwest.social 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Isn't part of the US illiterate population perfectly literate in a language other than English?

[โ€“] samus12345@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

No, unless it specifies that they're illiterate in English. Otherwise, everyone is illiterate since they can't read every single language on Earth.