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DOUBLEJK
06-24-2005, 08:37 PM
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdgnieg.The
phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde

Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae.

The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs
is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?

NVcurmudgeon
06-24-2005, 09:26 PM
Just did a little family experiment with your sample message. Apparently younger people, raised on "whole language" reading, have an easier time with letters out of order than do we fossils that were brought up on phonics.