What is the difference between a person who cannot read and a person who can but does not read?

Answer 1

Cannot read=ignorant
Will not read but can=lazy

Both could be smart or stupid, intelligence is not the issue.

Answer 2

In my opinion, the person who doesn't read was not blessed with a person in their life, who read as an example, that they followed. Some people are more curious than others. I was blessed with a consevative right wing rep. mom who read, and a dem. dad who wasn't able to read much because he had to go to work in the 8th grade, and they discussed world issues and the news constantly. So I must contantly know the news, and be active in politics in my own way. I write. I was blessed with both views, and allowed to come up with my own opinions, which are different. But the issues were out there every day, being discussed. My Dad use to ask me "Did you watch the news?" If I said No. He'd say "How will you know what's going on, if you don't watch the news?" He'd be upset because that's what we'd talk about. He was such a gentle person though. Then he'd ask me when I checked the oil in my car? I was raised that it is our responsibility to know and care about what is going on in society, and do our part to change it for the better. Even though, my opinions are different, than theirs, were. Some parents just don't care about reading, or what's going on in society. So their children don't read. I didn't like the church we went to, but I was exposed to carring about society and the world, and I learned to care. I was so Blessed. I'm glad my parents were different, it gave me a basis to become extremely curious about everything. My Grandma and my Aunt read a lot. Even though my Dad couldn't read well, he had an extreme effect to learn, to find out, to know. Isn't that great? He cared, he understood the difference politics can make on a daily life of the working people. They taught me that. I always needed to learn and read all I could, because of the way I was raised.

Answer 3

laziness? an education? I can read, I love to read and I feel sorry for all those people that would like to read and can't - look at the endless possibilities that open up when you can read. My six year old has been learning for a couple of years and he is now very good and it is just fascinating to see everything that he can read and take an interest in - it's fabulous

Answer 4

A person who cannot read... there are two types

someone who can read basic words alone, but unable to read more than one sentence with ease. For all functional purposes this person cannot read much beyond his name. (this is termed functional illiteracy)

someone who is unable to read at all, not even recognise letters of the alphabet. (Illiteracy in the strictest sense)



A person who can but does not read
This person may have the ability to read beyond the functional literacy threshold, but lacks the motivation/interest in reading a book, magazine or other printed matter.

Answer 5

a person who can not read is illeterate.
a person who can but chooses not to, perhaps does not enjoy reading, or else hasnt got the time. they may even be able to read but not understand what they are reading.

so the difference is, one of them is illeterate and the other has something that stops themfrom reading even though they can.

Answer 6

The person who cannot read is illiterate while the person who can is literate but just prefers not to read.

Answer 7

The one who cannot read is illiterate while the one who can read is literate even if he does not want to read.
The difference lie between capacity, ability, and motivation.

Answer 8

You yourself have already answered your own question. The difference (substantially speaking) is that one cannot and the other do not put into practice an acquired skill - which is the reading.

If you're trying to mean the social or the psichological difference between them, then it is another issue.

In other words, be more specific!

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Answer 9

They demonstrate two forms of ignorance. The first may be illiterate through circumstances not of his own making. He has my sympathy.

The other has access to a wealth of information and chooses to spurn it. He has been given the supreme advantage of literacy and wastes it. He has no sympathy from me.

Answer 10

the person who cant read is illiterate but has the potential. the person who can read is literate but doesnt want to take their time to expand their knowledge. neither person is dumb.