A few days ago
Barkley Hound

Does spelling really matter?

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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A few days ago
candy- capped

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That’s craaaaaaazy!! I was able to read it at the same speed I normally read! Very interesting!

But yes, I believe spelling does matter. After all- the only reason why our minds are able to read the words- even the way you presented them above- is because we first learned the word with their correct spellings. So our mind automatically puts the letters in their correct place.

Right? lol

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A few days ago
Anonymous
I have to say that is really neat. I read the whole thing with out a problem!!!! When you look at it as a whole it looks jumbled but when you start to read it you can!!! Cool.. 😉
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A few days ago
bandit
Your passage proves that our minds seek to create meaning however, spelling does count!
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A few days ago
rdfew
That was crazy i could understand every word even tough i knew alot of them were jumbled. that is so cool.
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A few days ago
Robert S
bandit is right, but to see how much spelling really matters try filling out a resume with that technique.
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A few days ago
llamallord
I can read that. I did read somewhere, though, that only 35% of the population can read like that.
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A few days ago
txldybug43
This is neat. However, spelling still counts in my book.
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A few days ago
Anonymous
Sorry, I still think it’s important. I would think you a fool if you wrote a letter like that to me!
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A few days ago
ashley101-zippedy doo dah!
thats awesome! you’re absolutely right! thats kinda scary! whoa! good call!
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