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The phrase "can barely read" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you are trying to emphasize the difficulty of a reading or writing task. For example: "I can barely read the small print on the label."
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I can barely read and write.
Others can barely read at all.
Oliver Cruz can barely read and write.
I can barely read Arabic any more.
"My father can barely read and write.
"Some can barely read out loud, and some know five languages," Ms. Schulman said.
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"They're little children who can't read and can barely understand what's going on". She's part of a Facebook group in which immigration attorneys regularly discuss articles and news related to their field.
"You can barely even read it from a car," he said.
Hey, why would we want to put a kid who can barely add, read or write behind the wheel of a car?
They are so intimidating in their minute attention to Greek tragedies and Platonic dialogues that they can barely be read without following the works themselves (only some of which I have studied).
But squinting at an image of a site where you can barely even read the words doesn't really help me out.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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