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Can you read this?

PostPosted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:22 pm
by AlmostThere
On another thread we had a discussion on how we tend to murder the English language. I received this in an email today and thought it was interesting....


Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe
> out of 100 can.
>
> i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht
> I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor fo hte hmuan mnid,
> aoccdrnig to a rscheearch
> at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht
> oerdr the ltteres in a wrod
> are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat
> ltteer be in the rghit
> pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed
> it whotuit a pboerlm.
> Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter
> by istlef, but the
> wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot
> slpeling was ipmorantt!

Re: Can you read this?

PostPosted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:24 pm
by Sparkle
Prfecelty celar!

Re: Can you read this?

PostPosted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 10:19 pm
by WickedLady
I had heard that was the case but, WoW! I could actually read that.

Re: Can you read this?

PostPosted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 12:41 am
by bluepinecones
Of course, its easier to read if you are dyslexic.

Re: Can you read this?

PostPosted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 12:52 am
by snowball
I can read it each and everytime I see it!!
sheila

Re: Can you read this?

PostPosted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 8:21 am
by carold
I had no trailbe reading it. Hope students don't get a hold of this. :lol: :lol: carold

Re: Can you read this?

PostPosted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:42 am
by Carolinagal
I could read this fine. Why did we have to learn the correct spelling of words, if all we needed was to have the correct letters together? :lol: :lol:
It was fun.

Keep warm all

Carol

Re: Can you read this?

PostPosted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:15 am
by retiredhappy
Amazing? If true, why were my bosses so insistent that I spell things correctly?