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Typoglycemia...a little light fun for trying times
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| Sept. 2, 2005
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Posted on 09/04/2005 6:45:15 PM PDT by CitizenM
Typoglycemia
Don't delete this because it looks weird. Believe it or not you can read it .
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid. Aoccdrnig to a 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 rs et 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!
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor
KEYWORDS: dutalk; funnywords; spelling
I don't know about you, but I was glad to have a little laugh today in the midst of all the hurricane news. You might have seen this before, if so I apologize. Just thought I would share.
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posted on
09/04/2005 6:45:15 PM PDT
by
CitizenM
To: CitizenM
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posted on
09/04/2005 6:46:38 PM PDT
by
Michael Goldsberry
(an enemy of islam -- Joe Boucher; Leapfrog; Dr.Zoidberg; Lazamataz; ...)
To: CitizenM; grellis; EggsAckley; dead; dirtboy; Dataman
Taht atclualy is knid of ctue.
Aywnay, I lkied it.
Dna
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posted on
09/04/2005 6:47:35 PM PDT
by
BibChr
("...behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom is in them?" [Jer. 8:9])
To: CitizenM
Read the same article. You r correct.
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posted on
09/04/2005 6:48:49 PM PDT
by
Westlander
(Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
To: CitizenM
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posted on
09/04/2005 6:49:51 PM PDT
by
Mark
(Proven scientific experiment: The NY Times flushes easily down the standard toilet.)
To: BibChr
Waht a wnerdoufl traehd!
(I guess spelling doesn't count for much after all, huh?!)
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posted on
09/04/2005 6:51:48 PM PDT
by
grellis
(Alles mit Gott und nichts ohn' ihn)
To: grellis
Glad U R all R enjonig this.
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posted on
09/04/2005 6:56:26 PM PDT
by
CitizenM
("An excuse is worse than an lie, because an excuse is a lie hidden." Pope John Paul, II)
To: CitizenM
Of course, context clues play a big part of it too. A word by itself can be hard to recognize, sometimes.
Rbcleaiupn.
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posted on
09/04/2005 7:00:29 PM PDT
by
mwyounce
To: CitizenM
I tihmk yuo kned anuthr Maritni ......
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posted on
09/04/2005 8:51:43 PM PDT
by
GoldCountryRedneck
("The spinal column is a bunch of bones. Your head is on one end and you sit on the other." - 7 yo)
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