Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe can.

India
December 6, 2006 4:12pm CST
fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too i 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 dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!
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@wednesday (113)
• Australia
16 Dec 06
I Can!! tee hee, I have a very strange ming indeed, the common misconception of people is that spelling is important once you can actually read, it only important when it comes down to the learning of construction and breaking down of words and translating the initial idea/concept of the spoken to the written. One could argue as long as you can understand it it then becomes a valid form of communication.
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• India
16 Dec 06
i would like to start learning gibberish so i can be the only person on the planet who can understand babies and be the translator to thier parents.something like robert redford in the horse whisperer only more handsome.nyeheh
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• Australia
17 Dec 06
Horse whisperer? i think that probably suit you better or some small furry animal that likes dark holes like a ferret
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@skyblade (482)
• United States
6 Dec 06
Are you talking about your question or the image? I've heard this before, it is fairly interesting. What is that picture all about?
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• India
6 Dec 06
howdy! that picture is just a page full of words with all of them out of focus except for the word in the centre which is in focus.and that word is 'focus' in red font.totally unrelated to the discussion but i thought it would be cool haha
• India
7 Dec 06
this is proved by the science after reading the same word again and again for a long time like your whole study period you can read a word by only recognizing the first and the last character bcoz you got the flow of the santence that suggest you which word will fit in the best here next
@beckyomg1 (6756)
• United States
7 Dec 06
yes i had been given this a long time ago, because my son is dyslexic he can read this better because of the way his brain is.
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@GardenGerty (160721)
• United States
6 Dec 06
Scary thing is, this is how many children actually see printed word. They have to learn how to read the way we want them to , AND read the way their mind works, too. I guess I don"t have much more to add, but as someone who works to help educate learning disabled (learning differently) children, it is just really striking to see. Yes, I can read your post.
• India
6 Dec 06
ure right.i guess they have a lot more to deal with than we give them credit for
• United States
7 Dec 06
I'm glad to find out that spelling isn't as important as my teachers used to tell me it was. Amazing what the mind can do.
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@bonbon664 (3466)
• Canada
7 Dec 06
I know...that's amazing. I was able to read it no problem. It's amazing how the brain works.
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• Romania
6 Dec 06
Yes, everyone who is familiar with english language can read that, not only 55 people. It's true, as long as in a word frist and lsat letter are in the right place text is readable.
• India
6 Dec 06
yup, that 'only 55 ppl' part was supposed to be removed,i guess i forgot to do it.do you think because of this typos and spelli ng mistakes will become accepted? i sure hope not
@gaganlok (587)
• India
26 Dec 06
Cool..I read it without any problem. You will have to read first 3-4 words carefully..then it is easy because of common sense and language.
@amy0214 (1513)
• United States
7 Dec 06
I can read it. it is easy
• United States
19 Dec 06
me too
@kbkbooks (7022)
• Canada
7 Dec 06
Only about 50,000 people have seen this in email by now. If you can't read it, go back to school.
• India
7 Dec 06
really a good focus picture ...
• Philippines
19 Dec 06
Of course yes. What more?
@baboni (198)
• China
19 Dec 06
i found no difficulty while reading it as it is medically proved..n i beleive this phenomenon too
@ronita34 (3922)
• Canada
7 Feb 07
If you can read this, you have a strange mind too i couldn't believe that i could actually understand what i was reading. The phanomanal power of the human mind, according to research at Cambridge University, it doesnt matter in what order the letters in a word are, the only important thing is that the first and last letter be in the right place. The rest can be a total mess and you can still read it without a problem. This is because the human mind does not read every letter by itself, but the word as a whole. Amazing huh? Yeah and i always thought spelling was important! This post is awesome and it is soo right also. I flew through this like it was all worded in order and this is some great information for all of us to know. I thank you for sharing this!! God Bless!
@marciascott (25529)
• United States
7 Dec 06
I cna eadr mose fo ti. LOL.
@marciascott (25529)
• United States
7 Dec 06
I cna eadr mose fo ti. LOL.
• United States
7 Dec 06
actualy this is a psycology thing where u can change the letters but your brain processes it as the same word because it is almost alike but not quiet. your brain sees it as a word rather than just a letter so you can read things that are jumbled and come out with the same meaning. i think it is cool.
• India
7 Dec 06
Ist dman esay to raed tihs eevn wihle one is drnuk...lkie i am now...ehahahaha. wlel if u konw egnlsih tehn u can esialy raed these words though they ar jumbled.
• Bermuda
7 Dec 06
Tnahsk for the ionrfmtaoin, vrey ientrsetnnig!
@design (849)
• Ireland
7 Dec 06
Thats great news as my spelling needs a lot of work