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	Autodidacticism - self-education

tidbit2

7-11-2007 3:20 PM

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tidbit2 says:

I guess clipmarks could be defined as Autodidacticism ,although with all I've learned I still can't pronounce it, maybe it's a test of intelligence

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7-18-2007 10:02 AM

farfalla294

I agree at all! For example, I learned to use pc by myself only, at the beginning I wasn't even able to keep the mouse!

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