Tango Niner Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. T9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nobias Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 You may note that the spammers have already taken advantage of this fact to get around the filters in some cases. D'oh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JakeYYZ Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 Not tihs fckunig ietm aigan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Niner Posted October 3, 2003 Author Share Posted October 3, 2003 Srory if it's a raepet man, I hdan't seen it in hree bfoere. Cheers T9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JakeYYZ Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 Just kidding, it’s actually quite fascinating. I jsut did a Golgoe seacrh for Esngilh urtnieivsy and fnuod 1,624(!) htis. It's srenapdig lkie wliifrde via eaiml and bdroas. Some questions come to mind: 1) Does word length affect intelligibility? After all, the shorter a word, the fewer possible permutations for those few letters in the middle. In short words, maybe it's only a choice out of two of three possibilities. 2) It was easy to read the paragraph in part because the overall discourse context provided clues to the identity words. For example, syntactic clues tell you to expect a noun, a verb, etc. And you have the first and last letter. Suppose you are reading words in isolation? I bet it doesn't work as well then. It seems that the further along one gets in a sentence that's been jumbled like this the easier it gets. Anticipating words to come later in the sentence being easier than at the beginning. Interesting, nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PortTack Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 I think some of the Spelling Nazis scare off good input on this site. So, with this wonderful resirtch, mabee we overlook the spilling and attract divirse opininions...from those afraid to post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Niner Posted October 3, 2003 Author Share Posted October 3, 2003 I agree with you - context is everything. It aids hugely in "guessing" mentally at each and every word. Word SIZE, as you said, is also a major factor. For instance, you lost me on this one: "It's srenapdig lkie wliifrde via eaiml and bdroas". So the theory, though interesting, is certainly not infallible. I've always been a spelling nazi. I have ranted on this forum that spelling errors contribute to the degradation of the language, etc. But I'm slowly coming to realize that the reality is closer to what PortTack said. Worrying about perfect spelling just scares people off. The crux of the issue is: can get your point across, with or without errors? If so, more power to you. Cheers T9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Niner Posted October 3, 2003 Author Share Posted October 3, 2003 Now I've got it! "It's spreading like wildfire via email and boards." OK, I'll be able to sleep tonight... ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest M. McRae Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 Eye'm wid ug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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