Believe it or not, you can read this!

**Sealy** · 09-20-2005, 03:34 PM

Believe it or not, you can read this:

I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdgnieg.The
phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to 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?

**40sondacurb** · 09-20-2005, 04:41 PM

Kinda makes you wonder why they couldn't simplify words like pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism doesn't it?

**ReeKorl** · 09-20-2005, 04:54 PM

hmm.... how about paadddeehhiiooooppprrssstuuyym?

..... doesn't quite work, does it.

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Originally Posted by sealy

the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae

Not quite true..... you need to know the word in advance. A french person couldn't read it at all, but if they knew a little english it would become just as easy as for the rest of us.

Also, it tends to work best with short words - try making a sentence with longer words (say a load of 3 sylable ones) and see if anyone else can read it as quickly.

Scooped · 09-20-2005, 05:22 PM

Wow, that's crazy!

It's amazing how complex the human brain is.

Of course, I've sort of acquired a skill reading spelling like that. Since many people on the internet seem to be troubled when it comes to typing with correct grammar and punctuation :P .

**DumberDrummer** · 09-20-2005, 06:52 PM

The thing about that is it makes you read faster... I'd love for textbooks to be written like that, it'd make everything go faster....

**40sondacurb** · 09-20-2005, 10:30 PM

there are too many rules to english, that's why i appreciate spanish more now. They got a lot of rules like all those european languages but less than most.

Emporer_D · 09-20-2005, 10:53 PM

Tahts iansne!

**ReeKorl** · 09-21-2005, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Emporer_D

Tahts iansne!

Agh! I actually thought that was spelled correctly until I took a second look at it!

**myquitehead** · 09-21-2005, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by 40sondacurb

there are too many rules to english, that's why i appreciate spanish more now. They got a lot of rules like all those european languages but less than most.

Don't you think it's fun having a difficult language? The more complex the language, the more exactly you can nail down your intent. It's how 5 word poems can have worlds of meaning. If you use the proper verbiage, you can relay your thoughts either quickly, or beautifully. Shakespeare makes me mad though, lol. I feel like he's dangling a dictionary over my head and laughing.

**Ha-y-n** · 09-21-2005, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Sealy

Believe it or not, you can read this:

I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdgnieg.The
phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to 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?

somebody posted this before, very cool very cool

yustr · 09-21-2005, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by myquitehead

Don't you think it's fun having a difficult language? The more complex the language, the more exactly you can nail down your intent.

They say that english is one of the most difficult languages to learn because even though there are so many rules there are at least that number of exceptions.

I like the way you can judge what we think is important by the number of words for it in a language. Inuit (sp?) has 100's of words for snow. On the other hand, think how many words we have for boobs!

**koala** · 09-21-2005, 01:22 PM

You think English is difficult? In 10 years time when China becomes the world's economic leader, our children will have to learn Chinese in school... and we'll have to help them with their homework, so start learning now

**myquitehead** · 09-21-2005, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by yustr

On the other hand, think how many words we have for boobs!

Yes! The wonderful world of words that all mean almost the same thing! Since I'm apparently not allowed to search for "boobs" at work I tried "boob."

Not quite as effective but hey, all words that can mean the same thing but give a very different feeling when you hear them:

***, birdbrain, blockhead, bonehead, boob, bore, buffoon, butt, chump, clod, clown, cretin, dimwit, dolt, donkey, dope, dork, dumb ox, dunce, dunderhead, dupe, easy mark, fair game, fall guy, fathead, goat, gomeral, gomeril, goose, halfwit, idiot, ignoramus, illiterate, imbecile, innocent, *******, jerk, lamebrain, laughing stock, lightweight, loon, lunkhead, meathead, moron, nerd, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, numskull, oaf, omadawn, ownshook, pushover, sap, schlemiel, silly, simpleton, stooge, sucker, turkey, twerp, twit, victim

And boobs are very important btw.

09-21-2005, 08:32 PM

rofl

**JeremyC** · 09-23-2005, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by myquitehead

And boobs are very important btw.

of course they are. they make the world go round

09-20-2005, 03:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
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09-20-2005, 04:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
40sondacurb Don't be a menace Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,285 OS: Vista sp2	Kinda makes you wonder why they couldn't simplify words like pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism doesn't it?

09-20-2005, 05:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
Scooped Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 58 OS: Triple Booting: XP/Slacky/FreeBSD	Wow, that's crazy! It's amazing how complex the human brain is. Of course, I've sort of acquired a skill reading spelling like that. Since many people on the internet seem to be troubled when it comes to typing with correct grammar and punctuation :P .

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40sondacurb Don't be a menace Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,285 OS: Vista sp2	there are too many rules to english, that's why i appreciate spanish more now. They got a lot of rules like all those european languages but less than most.

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