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General => The Shed => Topic started by: Gardengirl on October 05, 2004, 11:27:40

Title: Who says you have to be literate!!
Post by: Gardengirl on October 05, 2004, 11:27:40
I was surprised to see how easy I found it to read this message - how about you :D

THE PAOMNNEHAL PWEOR OF THE HMUAN MNID

Aoccdrnig to a 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 porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not
raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

Amzanig huh?
Title: Re:Who says you have to be literate!!
Post by: Tenuse on October 05, 2004, 11:38:13
Yes. It's also easier for the brain to read a word written in lower case, rather than in BLOCK CAPITALS, because the brain sees the "shape" of the word (which is less obvious when it's all in caps).

Ten x
(see the BBC website allotment board for an example of brainache....some of you will know what I mean!!!)
Title: Re:Who says you have to be literate!!
Post by: Val on October 09, 2004, 16:17:28
Wow makes you feel quite clever doesn't it ;D