Cambridge University Cognitive Research Study
Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55% of plepoe can.
I cdnuolt blveiee waht I was rdanieg. Due to 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? And I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!
– tkean from a psot on Tim Ferris’ bolg.
Waht I am egaer to unrsedatnd is wyh smoe poelpe cna raed tihs adn smoe poelpe cna’t. I gsues I wlil need to dgi up teh sduty to laren mroe.
The people who can read this probably also share two traits: 1) they make a ton of typos on the keyboard; 2) they type really fast.
Bernie
13 Feb 07 at 8:14 am