Hmm. I’ve gone days without speaking more than a paragraph. I studied American Sign Language in college for a bit. I forgot most of it but extra curricular activities led me to a deaf cafe night a few times. Some very good natured folk were there. One guy was incredibly funny, he signed that being deaf is kinda like being a ninja. He was so funny with his facial expressions and doing the shush sign then looking wide eyed from side to side.
I spent a lot of the day reading, whether it is reading the forum or reading news articles. I think if I couldn’t read I’d be incredibly bored. I mean I might miss singing in the shower but I think I could manage not being able to speak and learn American Sign Language to communicate.
I would certainly miss reading, it is through reading and study that I educate myself. Conversely, my voice has gotten me in trouble many times, and apparently I am unable to make myself clearly understood most of the time, so I’d prefer reading.
I had both happen to me at different times .
When you have a single sentence in front of you that you try to read with comprehension. It reminded me of how hard of a time I had learning to read in the first place.
edit: If one would add “lose the ability to walk” to the vote (or make it extremely difficult to walk) - would that be an easy choice?