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Title: reading fun
Post by: ratioci nation on January 13, 2004, 09:17:00 pm
The pweor of the hmuan mnid.
 
 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.
Title: Re: reading fun
Post by: SPARX on January 13, 2004, 09:18:00 pm
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Originally posted by pollard:
  The pweor of the hmuan mnid.
 
 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.
Very interesting,and true.
Title: Re: reading fun
Post by: ggw on January 13, 2004, 09:42:00 pm
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Originally posted by pollard:
  The pweor of the hmuan mnid.
 
 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.
flawd went to Cambridge?
Title: Re: reading fun
Post by: ratioci nation on January 13, 2004, 09:45:00 pm
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
  flawd went to Cambridge?
he did not study there, he was studied there
Title: Re: reading fun
Post by: paige on January 13, 2004, 09:49:00 pm
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Originally posted by pollard:
  The pweor of the hmuan mnid.
 
 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.
someone sent me that a few months back. funny AND true!   ;)
Title: Re: reading fun
Post by: Jaguär on January 14, 2004, 03:06:00 am
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
   
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Originally posted by pollard:
  The pweor of the hmuan mnid.
 
 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.
flawd went to Cambridge? [/b]
The University of Cambridge; Eastern Shore, Maryland
Title: Re: reading fun
Post by: Celeste on January 14, 2004, 11:26:00 am
This is fascinating, and I guess, could be used to make a case for the word recognition method of teaching reading rather than the phoenetic method...though I tend to think the phoenetic method is better...
Title: Re: reading fun
Post by: Celeste on January 14, 2004, 11:31:00 am
whether it's an urban legend or not, it seems to "work"
 
 http://www.snopes.com/language/apocryph/cambridge.asp (http://www.snopes.com/language/apocryph/cambridge.asp)