amazing thing about the english language - old but good!

**ShadowKnyght** · 03-23-2004,11:43 PM

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

Seen this a few months ago but it is a rather clever little observation!

Probably why people can still understand my posts even with all the typo's and spelling mistakes...

**Liquidvlade** · 03-23-2004,11:47 PM

yeah, its old and true

**thetieger** · 03-23-2004,11:56 PM

WOW that's very cool so form now on I can tpye hwoever I wnat to?

**ShadowKnyght** · 03-24-2004,12:04 AM

as if you did not alerady anwyay??

**ShadowKnyght** · 03-24-2004,12:06 AM

I wonder how happy our english teachers back at school would be if we told them to back off - their job is obsolete - we don't need to bother with old fashioned ideas like being able to spell or create words from letters used in the correct order anymore!!

**necrolop** · 03-24-2004,12:56 AM

Well I doubt its just English. Id imagine French, German ect would work as well seing as we both use the same alphabet and half way same language. And Im sure the french and germans minds work the same as ours.... well at least somewhat.

**agee** · 03-25-2004,02:08 AM

Dang...I know the writing is wrong but I can understand it...Cool...I don't think other language would work though...unless we're like fluence in that certain language....maybe??

**necrolop** · 03-25-2004,02:51 AM

Well obviously. The reason it works in english for you is because your mind runs in english, and recognizes words nto as words but as characters with meaning, hence the mind is easily convinced it is that characted if it looks similar enough. If you are not fluent in the language you are needing to phonetically read each word, hence it wont work. The whole reason it works is because your mind recognizes the shape of the word and doesnt bother with the actually phoenetics of it.

**MatthewDotTK** · 03-28-2004,05:51 PM

I find it's harder in French, but necrolop is right, when I read either English or French (though my French isn't really good) the way it's written in ShadowKnyght's post I can still read it. My mind works differently in french, but usually only with adjectives.

**thetieger** · 03-28-2004,08:52 PM

you gyus all scuk dcik!

dcedoe taht

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