Little Bang Posted August 6, 2005 Report Share Posted August 6, 2005 Read this, it is astonishing I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. Thephaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid ! Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch taem atCmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrodare, the iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteers be in the rghitpclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit aporbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter byistlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Such a cdonition is arppoirately cllaed Typoglycemia :) Amzanig huh? and yuo awlyas thought slpeling was ipmorantt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffy Posted August 6, 2005 Report Share Posted August 6, 2005 ...a fact horrifyingly well exploited by spammers these days... :) Cehers,Bffuy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OpenMind5 Posted August 6, 2005 Report Share Posted August 6, 2005 Yes....but just because you can read it...doesn't mean you should fill out resumes that way...:)Op5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Bang Posted August 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2005 The point is that it is just another amazing ability of the human mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boerseun Posted August 6, 2005 Report Share Posted August 6, 2005 Ptrety bolody asoewme! I say! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infamous Posted August 6, 2005 Report Share Posted August 6, 2005 Read this, it is astonishing I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. Thephaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid ! Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch taem atCmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrodare, the iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteers be in the rghitpclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit aporbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter byistlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Such a cdonition is arppoirately cllaed Typoglycemia :)Amzanig huh? and yuo awlyas thought slpeling was ipmoranttWhat is utterly astonishing is how easy this was for me to read. The second I quite judging the correctness of the spelling, I zipped right through it. Amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alxian Posted August 6, 2005 Report Share Posted August 6, 2005 for it to work though you have to recognize the words in the first place before decoding them. you can't throw in too many words that don't occur in common converstion or people will not recognize them immediately ruining the experience. makes you wonder then of the millon or so words in the english language make up the working vocabulary of most people. that is how many words do most people immediately recognize. how do we store all of that information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chacmool Posted August 12, 2005 Report Share Posted August 12, 2005 Spare a thought for proofreaders and editors - they must suppress this amazing ability in order to do their job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted August 12, 2005 Report Share Posted August 12, 2005 ___Perhaps a better term is "tune" the ability, rather than "suppress" it. I notoriously misspell words here, so I adopted the edit phrase "speelling airs". On reading the first post here, it looks like "speelling" fits the first/last letter mode, but "airs" is simply an entirely different word; a quasi-homophone.___Itt apeers that reeding werds rekwires sveral deekoding teckneeks. :rant: Fascinating. :eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAHD Posted August 12, 2005 Report Share Posted August 12, 2005 A similar thing some times happens with me. Because I know french & english, with a smattering of spanish, I can sometimes understand bits and peices of other latin-derived languages(Eg portugese), and can decode some latin despite never learning it. Anyone else have similar experiences? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted August 12, 2005 Report Share Posted August 12, 2005 ___Yes, similar but by a different course. (pun) :lol: I took a course in highschool called Vocabulary Development that focussed heavily on Latin prefixes, suffixes, & roots, as well as some Greek & other languages. I have ever since kept the habit of adding to my list & "decoding" foreign words & making new words. I love wordsmithery. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAHD Posted August 12, 2005 Report Share Posted August 12, 2005 Like 'trifurcated'...fresh from the forge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OpenMind5 Posted August 13, 2005 Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 Can't say I do. But I am VERY interested in learning Latin. Op5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted August 13, 2005 Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 Novus Ordo Seclorum :) Annuit Coeptis :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dundasbro Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 A similar thing some times happens with me. Because I know french & english, with a smattering of spanish, I can sometimes understand bits and peices of other latin-derived languages(Eg portugese), and can decode some latin despite never learning it. Anyone else have similar experiences?Yeah same for me sometimes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guadalupe Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 Read this, it is astonishing I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. Thephaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid ! Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch taem atCmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrodare, the iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteers be in the rghitpclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit aporbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter byistlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Such a cdonition is arppoirately cllaed Typoglycemia :) Amzanig huh? and yuo awlyas thought slpeling was ipmorantt Yes, it is astonishing. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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