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In a comic book Phoenix Jones is working on, the self-appointed crime fighter opens up about something that has "embarrassed" him his entire life. (Photo Courtesy ThePhoenixJones.com)

A Seattle 'Superhero' says he has an embarrassing problem

January 27, 2013 @ 4:57 pm (Updated: 1:30 am - 1/28/13 )

Seattle's self-appointed crime fighter Phoenix Jones isn't afraid of running after suspected robbers or breaking up fights, but he is intimidated by words, spelling and grammar.

Jones says at the age of 17 he was diagnosed with a mild form of dyslexia.

Dyslexia is a learning disability that impairs a person's fluency or comprehension accuracy in being able to read. Quite often letters in words appear out of order for someone who is dyslexic.

"Instead of embracing this and learning to change or control the problem I just decided to avoid writing as much as possible and talk to people instead," Jones writes on his website The Phoenix Jones.com.

Now he's realizing as a masked crime fighter, he needs to write police reports just as officers do.

"All my life I have been embarrassed by my spelling and general grammar," says Jones. "I understand the rules of writing and can pass standardized tests but when I type my own thoughts they seem pretty jumbled."

While his website says "coming soon" no date is set for the release of his comic book.

By LINDA THOMAS

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  • Ron_Spins wrote...
    Phoenix can practice here !
    January 27, 2013 6:39 pm
    English teachers abound here.
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  • soo purletiv wrote...
    Well
    January 27, 2013 7:33 pm
    At least he doesn't bet the wed... ;-)
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  • pepsi freak wrote...
    you are
    January 28, 2013 5:39 am
    an idiot. glad you think this is something to joke about. if you are at the age where you produce children, i hope one has dyslexia,so you can see just how funny it is. doubtful anyone will want you touching them long enough for that to happen though, you being such a creep and all :)
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  • soo purletiv wrote...
    @ pepsi freak
    January 28, 2013 9:05 am
    you are too kind.

    that was awesome little fella. i never read a post that was so well thought out and so witty. and your grammar and,punctuation are top notch.

    thanks for the love...

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  • messiah101 wrote...
    soo p
    January 28, 2013 10:29 am
    You are easily impressed
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  • soo purletiv wrote...
    @ messiah101
    January 28, 2013 1:13 pm
    Yes, I am...
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  • Oly80 wrote...
    well spotted...
    January 28, 2013 1:06 pm
    they called you out and your best response was some weak sauce scarcasm and an: "oh yeah? your grammar is bad."

    fools who have no comeback always go to the poor grammar insults. it's a sign of a weak mind.

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  • Oly80 wrote...
    *sarcasm
    January 28, 2013 1:11 pm
    gotta self-correct or someone might question if i ever graduated college due to a misspelling on a news website's comment thread.
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  • soo purletiv wrote...
    @ Oly80
    January 28, 2013 1:54 pm
    Just wanted to mention that you are supposed to capitalize the first letter of a new sentence/paragraph. (My weak mind forced me to mention that!)

    And, BTW, there were no "they" .

    Further, how exactly was I called out, as you put it?

    I left an innocent light hearted humorous post, and some dope with the writing skills of a 4 year old, (which are just above your skills, BTW)calls me an idiot, wishes my child to be dyslexic, insults all the women I have been with in my life, and tells me I am creepy.

    Sigh

    After I finished crying, ;-} I responded at his/her level, so they would comprehend my response.

    Did you really expect me to take pepsi freak seriously?

    PS: I was not being scarcastic . Facetious, maybe. But definitely not scarcastic ... :~]

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  • Oly80 wrote...
    first off...
    January 29, 2013 7:12 am
    "fa·ce·tious /fəˈsēSHəs/Adjective Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor"

    yeah, that's not what you did. you used sarcasim: "sar·casm /ˈsärˌkazəm/Noun The use of irony to mock or convey contempt."

    so, there's that. you also attack trying to act more intelligent, when you actually have NOTHING of value to add.

    btw, i INTENTIONALLY type in ALL lower case. i ALWAYS have on this site, as i consider it informal. i'm not writing a letter to a professional.

    OH, and i used "they" because i don't know the gender of the user and i don't want to make an assumtion, so i use the gender-neutral THEY, which is appropriate. observe: "Singular they- Indeterminate gender – when they refers to an individual person of unknown or unspecified sex, as in, for example, "One student failed their exam". This usage is known as epicene they."

    nice try, though!

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  • Ron_Spins wrote...
    One slight misstep (or good humor)
    January 28, 2013 11:02 am
    And the grammar Nazi's step in ....... ........Pepsi.Buzz off.
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  • Oly80 wrote...
    why are you commenting on Pepsi Freak's post?
    January 28, 2013 1:45 pm
    soo is the one who went all grammar nazi on pepsi.
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  • Ron_Spins wrote...
    pepsi = Oly80 sockpuppet
    January 28, 2013 5:23 pm
    Did I spell that right?
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  • Oly80 wrote...
    sure...
    January 29, 2013 7:14 am
    but, i'm sure one of your aliases would've misspelled it.
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  • Oly80 wrote...
    i like that you allude that I'M "pepsi freak"...
    January 29, 2013 11:33 am
    is that because my "tad" icon is also the pepsi logo?

    i assure you, that's NOT me.

    if they did the whole Amazon, "acutal person" verification on this site, i'd do it, just so ANYBODY could know that i'm a REAL person who doens't use stupid aliases to play multiple characters on a news website.

    YOUR comment, however does sound like YOU are playing multiple characters. especially since both myself AND "pepsi freak" didn't comment on grammar. i merely spoke out against people who attack grammar, yet have no ACTUAL argument. and "pepsi freak" was protecting (albeit overly, maybe) kids with a learning disability.

    soo is the one who attacks grammar.

    please keep your alter egos in order. it's tiring pointing out how you can't play/manage multiple characters on this site.

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  • FormerMarineSgt wrote...
    "A Seattle 'Superhero' says he has an embarrassing problem"
    January 28, 2013 11:06 am
    What? He's finally realized that he's an immature idiot playing dress up superhero? And the 'problem' is that he didn't realize this until just recently?
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  • Oly80 wrote...
    he still helps people...
    January 28, 2013 11:21 am
    which is a far sight better than most of the commenters on this site can claim for their WHOLE LIVES.
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  • FormerMarineSgt wrote...
    @oly80
    January 28, 2013 6:14 pm
    And he could easily be helping people just as much without playing his immature, play dress up, attention-whoring game of 'pretend super hero'.
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  • Oly80 wrote...
    THAT...
    January 29, 2013 7:14 am
    i'll agree with.
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  • ToldYa wrote...
    he is intimidated by words, spelling and grammar....
    January 28, 2013 5:58 pm
    why does that not surprise me for a guy that runs around in a costume playing grown-up make-believe.
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  • FormerMarineSgt wrote...
    Anyone else notice?
    January 28, 2013 6:15 pm
    How well drawn he is in the cartoon - and how amaturely drawn the cop is?
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  • Rangerhawk wrote...
    What a relief
    January 28, 2013 10:14 pm
    I was worried he was going to say he was a heterosexual.
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