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That horrible topic.... spelling!
Tarok
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Posted: Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 03:12 AM UTC
Just kidding... :-) I received this in the mail today... I tongue in cheekly had to share it given how this topic comes up from time to time...


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I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid. Aoccdrnig to rscheearch taem at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Such a cdonition is arppoiately cllaed Typoglycemia -

Amzanig huh? Yaeh and yuo awlyas thought slpeling was ipmorantt




:-) :-)
Vadster
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Posted: Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 03:25 AM UTC
I udnersootd it. Taht's my porbelm 99% of the tmie my fnigres cna't keep up and I laeve out curcail ltteres or re-arrnage wrods inadevrtatnly. :-)
PvtParts
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Posted: Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 07:52 AM UTC
Funny thing is...I had no problem reading either!
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Posted: Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 08:07 AM UTC
i find it easier to read liek that

Frank
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Posted: Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 02:00 PM UTC
That ratteling sound you just heard was generations of English Grammer teachers rolling over in their graves! :-)
umustb
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Posted: Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 02:58 PM UTC
LOL... is Typoglycemia spelt correctly..
Tarok
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Posted: Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 05:05 PM UTC

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LOL... is Typoglycemia spelt correctly..



LOL Good point! How can we be sure of that? :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)