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Elnrik Talshiar · Member Joined: 23 Jul 2003 Posts: 820 Location: Denver, CO

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.

amzanig huh?
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ZigonZagoff · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 1:00 pm Post subject:

Turly - Thuogh I wndoer werhe tehy came up wtih taht idea.

Elnrik Talshiar · Member Joined: 23 Jul 2003 Posts: 820 Location: Denver, CO

Yaeh, pepolee hvae been diong tihs on EQ for a lnog tmie now. Duhhh. All tohse uinervtisy pepolee nedeed to do was paly a oegr or durid to fgirue taht out. Pepolee in clloege are dmub.

Razz

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Shevik · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 2:37 pm Post subject: This is soooo true

In fact, I tend to read phrases not just words. Familiar sentences become just the 1st and last words, plus any nouns or names + a verb or two.

Look..........Whizbang.........plotzing........destroy........telescope.

Like that.

It is interesting to actually realize we do that, though. I hadn't thought on it too much.

Whizbang Dustyboots · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 2:50 pm Post subject:

Unfortunately, this gives ammunition to the educators who insist that not learning to read using phonetics is perfectly fine, and that kids should instead concentrate on rote memorization of words, the "whole word" method. Blah.
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Elyhim · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 5:26 pm Post subject:

all those years in detention i was bored and read the dictionary, so umm yeah i think phonix is a load of shit. see the word... feel the word,,,,

be the word

Murdakin · Member Joined: 30 Jun 2003 Posts: 324

The downfall of the American Culture... Striving to be the best at laziness.

fieni · Member Joined: 29 Aug 2001 Posts: 686 Location: Californie

Sorgaine · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 8:21 pm Post subject:

LMAO Fieni!!! I still tell people that joke. Cracks me up!
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Elnrik Talshiar · Member Joined: 23 Jul 2003 Posts: 820 Location: Denver, CO

I'm not sure Whiz. I think it's natural to look at something and recognize it as a symbol with a meaning, even a string of letters. Take ancient Chineese, Egyptian, Aztec, etc languages for example. All of these, to my knowledge, use charactures / symbols to convey words and meanings. I'm guessing this type of communication was around long before phonic alphabets were invented.

However, I agree with you Whiz.
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Elnrik Talshiar · Member Joined: 23 Jul 2003 Posts: 820 Location: Denver, CO

I'm going to test to see if I use this style of spelling on a slow announcement during a raid, if it draws more attention to the message. If it does, I'll propose we all go to this style of announcement, and that it be manditory we use open channels. (Especially /shout)

Cmpolete Haeilng Whizbang! 10 Scenods!

hehe, I bet that will freak people out. Twisted Evil

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Jaffod · Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 7:45 am Post subject:

watse of Tmie Eln, we All know Whiz wuold be dead in Less Tahn 10sec
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Jullious · Member Joined: 16 May 2002 Posts: 743

Those researchers are wrong. It takes me much longer to read something poorly written then a proper sentence. It is a problem.

And if you ask me for a hasty bfuf, that's exactly what I'm going to give you.

IddinLunasglory · Member Joined: 16 Oct 2002 Posts: 504 Location: Denver Co

Ask anyone who has grouped with me more than once Razz

They could have told you this a LOOONNNGG time ago. (Dacajuns Typing skills on the fly SUXORS) Twisted Evil

I keep saying I have an online speech impediment

Aelorean · Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 1:41 pm Post subject:

I'm sure people spoke before culture was invented too.

No, I think it's facinating, but I hate the ramifications of it. I'm with Whiz on this one, the written word is much more sacred that society would like for us to believe nowadays.