From the original article: > [...] Extenuating circumstances aside (dyslexia, English language learners, etc.) [...] Kurt Goedel wasn't a native English speak

From the original article: > [...] Extenuating circumstances aside (dyslexia, English language learners, etc.) [...] Kurt Goedel wasn't a native English speaker; he was from Austria. I think that would count as an extenuating circumstance.