Dr Studdert-Kennedy maintains that speech moves in a fluid stream ofsound that has little resemblance to the discrete tones used in Dr Merzenich's hearing tests, and that dyslexia probably stems from a high-level problem in the brain's language system that is simply not yet understood.
But something was missing--the triumphal speech to his fellow Chinese, the grand gesture or immortal sound bite that would capture the historic nature of the moment.
Mr Bercow made his comments in a speech last night, calling for a revamp of the weekly encounter which he says makes the South African vuvuzelas sound like a distant whisper.
Then he made a comment to a CNBC reporter and gave a June 5 speech that made him sound much more aggressive about his views on holding down inflation by raising the cost of borrowing.
After arriving to loud cheers and prolonged applause on a night of political pomp and ceremony, Obama began the speech on a positive note, saying the nation was on sound footing to move forward.