Birllaint

Posted on September 15, 2003 by steph

Josh sent this to me. I read it very easily. Kind of blew my mind.
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Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer are in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl 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.

6 thoughts on “Birllaint”

Neal on September 15, 2003 at 10:24 pm said:

Wow. Not mcuh you can do wtih teshe wdros, toutgh.
Jrmeey on September 16, 2003 at 12:37 pm said:

Try panlascytcyiaol or scamulira and tihgns get tguoh
Stephanie Lewis on September 16, 2003 at 3:25 pm said:

I’m not sure I know what those words are when they’re not scrambled!
Ted Rattei on September 17, 2003 at 6:48 am said:

I read the same thing, and it came to mind that this is the reason that most editors miss typos and misspells in written copy. I was reading the quarterly newsletter from my old high school (Concordia Academy) and found several glaring typos. The newsletter is laid out and edited by the former head of the english department! Just goes to show…
Neal on September 17, 2003 at 7:09 pm said:

That’s also why I encourage my students to read their papers out loud when they revise. Your mind no longer is able to fix typos automatically, and you’ll hear any errors or confusing spots far easier than reading in your head.
BTW, this is also partially why you should read poetry out loud. Much of it is about the rhythm and sound, and by reading out loud, you pick up on the sound and rhythm much easier, making poetry more enjoyable.
eddie on September 18, 2003 at 11:56 am said:

I agree with you, Neal, 100%!