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[Grant Edwards]

On 2013-11-19, Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 1:45 PM, Alister <alister.ware at ntlworld.com> wrote:
>> and if you haven't seen it before :-
>>
>> 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 toatl
>> 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.
>
> And the obligatory response:
>
> Iltnsegnetiry I'm sdutynig tihs crsrootaivnel pnoheenmon at the
> Dptmnearet of Liuniigctss at Absytrytewh Uivsreitny and my
> exartrnairdoy doisiervecs waleoetderhlhy cndairotct the picsbeliud
> fdnngiis rrgdinaeg the rtlvaeie dfuictlify of ialtnstny ttalrisanng
> sentences. My rsceeerhars deplveeod a cnionevent ctnoiaptorn at
> hnasoa/tw.nartswdbvweos/utrtek:p./il taht dosnatterems that the
> hhpsteyios uuiqelny wrtaarns criieltidby if the aoussmpitn that the
> prreoecandpne of your wrods is not eendetxd is uueniqtolnabse.
> Aoilegpos for aidnoptg a cdocianorttry vwpiienot but, ttoheliacrley
> spkeaing, lgitehnneng the words can mnartafucue an iocnuurgons
> samenttet that is vlrtiauly isbpilechmoenrne.

While I certainly couldn't read that at normal speed, there were only
a few words that I had to stop and actually puzzle over...

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