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Still Readable

// November 2nd, 2005 // My Stuff

I saw this a long time ago and found it fascinating then, just as I do now. No idea what the true origins of this are, but that doesn’t make it less cool.

Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteres are at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a tatol mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe.

or this other variation

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe. ceehiro.

Does this actually mean something about reading, comprehension, the English language, etc? I don’t know but I’d love to hear a teacher’s or linguist’s educated take on this.

spelling, language, comprehension, misspelling

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