by Connie C.
Member since:
August 4, 2006

Can You Read This?

October 24, 2007 10:19 PM EDT
views: 60 | comments: 34

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch atCmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer inwaht 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.

 

 

The funny thing is that I had no problem  reading it all. This is so strange. Can you read it without difficulty?

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Comments: 34

Connie C. Oct 24, 2007, 10:21pm EDT
I was really surprised that this was so easy to read. Do you think it is easy? This is freaky. LOL
Shannon W Oct 24, 2007, 10:21pm EDT
I can read it. I've seen it before but I always think that it's interesting every time I do.
Elaine A. Oct 24, 2007, 10:21pm EDT
yes I can Connie.

It could be because I also am known s the typo queen ;-)
Sue * Oct 24, 2007, 10:21pm EDT
No problems reading it at all.
Paula Love Oct 24, 2007, 10:22pm EDT
I have seen this before and yep, I can read it! lol
Connie C. Oct 24, 2007, 10:24pm EDT
Elaine,
I hate to break it to you but I am the queen of typos. :)
Matthew Emmett Townsend Oct 24, 2007, 10:24pm EDT
No problems here... but some of it I am sure is the length of the word as well as the ordering of letter, when we first read we either do whole words at once or we sound each letter out without making sense of the word...

Sam is just learning to read words and notice letters, but he has been reading "symbolic words for a while. like stop Macdonald's and sciFi of all things... he is Autistic as you know and so we are learning allot about language progress as we watch him blossum, slower then "normal" but in very striking ways. We are so proud of him and he is doing wonderfully.
Connie C. Oct 24, 2007, 10:27pm EDT
Emmett,
That is wonderful. I am sure you are proud of him.
Kay M. Oct 24, 2007, 10:36pm EDT
It is amazing how easy that is to read.
Helen C.D.~2009 ~. Oct 24, 2007, 10:42pm EDT
I thought it was easy to read. I guess some ancient writing could have been written that way (to them,) and that's why we all translate it differently.
Stacey "Yeah, I Said It" H. Oct 24, 2007, 10:44pm EDT
Yes, but now my head hurts...
Vivian P. Oct 24, 2007, 10:54pm EDT
and it's a good thing the way I spell
Pam H. Oct 24, 2007, 11:10pm EDT
I had no problem either Connie. Is kind of scary though.
Pam H. Oct 24, 2007, 11:10pm EDT
We are all typo queens when our mind works faster than our fingers type.
Joseph H. Oct 24, 2007, 11:13pm EDT
I read it fine. Weird. What throws me is bad punctuation (or lack of punctuation). That screws me right up.
Sue M. Oct 24, 2007, 11:23pm EDT
Wow... that's interesting! I could read it with no problem... strange!
Brenda (square peg in a round hole) H. Oct 25, 2007, 12:36am EDT
I can read it without a problem.
Miz Lynn aka/BooBoo Oct 25, 2007, 12:45am EDT
Yepper, I read it too! So much for the spelling bee.....LOL!
Leah Christensen Oct 25, 2007, 1:12am EDT
Yup, I was able to read that, but it still appeared "different" somehow. I was able to read it while being aware of the mistakes at the same time.
shayne trout Oct 25, 2007, 6:40am EDT
fun
☃ Aunt Shanny Oct 25, 2007, 9:00am EDT
No problem!
Bob C. Oct 25, 2007, 9:13am EDT
Yes I could read it Connie. I have seen many articles like this with different wording. The human brain is amazing in how we process things.
Leslie "Missy" T. Oct 25, 2007, 12:50pm EDT
I read it just fine. It was pretty easy for me.
CyberGwen ! Oct 25, 2007, 1:50pm EDT
My brain re-arranged everything just fine:)
Cecile V. Oct 25, 2007, 1:57pm EDT
I've seen this before. It just amazes me that proofreaders can catch errors at all!
Victoria H. Oct 25, 2007, 3:23pm EDT
Yep. I've seen this before and have always been able to read it. I've always found it interesting though every time I see it.
Serina Matteson Oct 25, 2007, 4:46pm EDT
I could read it just fine. Cool!
Priscilla P. Oct 25, 2007, 5:45pm EDT
Surprising but I am good at that having taught second graders for many years.
Deb J. Oct 25, 2007, 5:53pm EDT
Yes maam!! Amazing, isn't it??
Joan A. Oct 25, 2007, 8:47pm EDT
This arrived in my e-mailbox last year. Interesting how easily I read it. No problem at all.
Hollie ~TNR Works~ Oct 27, 2007, 7:56am EDT
I read it just fine. I agree that we don't read every letter, just the word. It makes sense. That's probably why I read so fast, I go through at least 4 books a month. lol
denise e Nov 18, 2007, 4:52pm EST
i raed it jsut fnie. wried as it is. tihs was iretnstineg.

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