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Is spelling important? Well yes it is but I was sent this at work. Thought I would share it as I found it very clever.
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More Brain Stuff . . . From Cambridge University.
O lny srmat poelpe can raed tihs.
cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was
rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch
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. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas
tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!One of my teachers last year talked about this a little bit. Quite interesting how everyone always drills into your head that spelling is important, but come to find out it’s not necessary.
Ummmm, as someone whose livelihood depends on the notion that spelling is important to reading and writing, I’ll take the position that it is because of your excellent spelling skills that you are able to read the mixed up piece. I’ve seen several of these over the years and am always amazed at how readable they are. However, I think it goes more to your brain power than to the importance of spelling. The awesome ability of your brain to take scrambled words and “read” them to make sense is what’s really the point of this excercise. At least, that’s my opinion, and I’m sticking to it.
However, this is an excellent case in point for the various shortened versions of words used in IMing 😎
A local TV station near me did a commercial using that exact sentiment (and spelling). I got a kick out of it. It’s nice to know our brains can function thorugh smoethnig lkie taht!
Thnaks!:D
Hey, I’ve seen this before… It was quite surprising to me also.
Meh. I will ussually take alot of care with my spelling anyhow… Just because I’m like that. 😛
MrOats wrote:Hey, I’ve seen this before… It was quite surprising to me also.Meh. I will ussually take alot of care with my spelling anyhow… Just because I’m like that. 😛
ussually?
Sorry, occupational hazard.;)
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