If I could only write, I'd write a nasty letter to the mayor, if he could only read.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The writer wants to criticize the mayor but notes the mayor cannot read.
- In plain terms
- I want to complain to a mayor who cannot read.
- What can you take from it?
- Communication fails without shared skills.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who do you complain to?
- Is literacy essential?
Another view
It assumes literacy is the only barrier.
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