# Question for the deaf

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-deaf/196467>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 20, 2003, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-deaf/196467 "2003-08-20T15:42:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tallayan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Tallayan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tallayan)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-deaf/196467/1 "2003-08-20T15:42:44Z")

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O.K this is an odd question but here it goes. I was reading earlier and i got to thinking, how to the deaf read? I know that when I read I say the words in my head, however if you were born deaf, there would be no way to do this. Do you just look at the words? Do you visualize the hand sign for them? Just curious.