Interesting....
Apr 29th 2004, 1:14 am
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Interesting....
Aoccrnig to 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.
Very strange!
Jane
Very strange!
Jane
Apr 29th 2004, 1:17 am
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Re: Interesting....
Originally posted by JaneandJim
Aoccrnig to 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.
Very strange!
Jane
Aoccrnig to 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.
Very strange!
Jane
Apr 29th 2004, 1:21 am
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OOO - that's clever!!! And yes, I did read it without any problems!!
Apr 29th 2004, 8:46 am
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Re: Interesting....
Originally posted by JaneandJim
Aoccrnig to 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.
Very strange!
Jane
Aoccrnig to 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.
Very strange!
Jane
lol that looks like my typing before i copy-check it anyway!! very interesting though.
Apr 29th 2004, 10:36 pm
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cool 
I read it really really fast!!
Yes, I'm easily impressed!
I read it really really fast!!Yes, I'm easily impressed!
Apr 29th 2004, 10:41 pm
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Re: Interesting....
Originally posted by JaneandJim
Aoccrnig to 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.
Very strange!
Jane
Aoccrnig to 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.
Very strange!
Jane
Good lord! it worked! or should that be gdoo lrdo it wrkode
Apr 29th 2004, 11:44 pm
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Re: Interesting....
Originally posted by jasper pentop
Good lord! it worked! or should that be gdoo lrdo it wrkode
Good lord! it worked! or should that be gdoo lrdo it wrkode
You didn't follow the rules though
First and last letters have to be in the right place
Apr 30th 2004, 9:56 am
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Re: Interesting....
Originally posted by rudo1ph
Now that confused me for a moment!!!!
You didn't follow the rules though
First and last letters have to be in the right place
Now that confused me for a moment!!!!
You didn't follow the rules though
First and last letters have to be in the right place
it does prove how much harder it is to read if you don't follow the rules. i had problems reading it at first and it was no where near as easy to read as the other blurp was.
Apr 30th 2004, 1:02 pm
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Re: Interesting....
Originally posted by JaneandJim
Aoccrnig to 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.
Very strange!
Jane
Aoccrnig to 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.
Very strange!
Jane
and my first thought was that someone had sent a letter in
Welsh!!!
I thought it was very clever, though I'm sure there are certain
words/sentences where it wouldn't work.
Karen
