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Word Order
Topic Started: Dec 15 2004, 03:41 AM (154 Views)
ds9074
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Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by itslef but the wrod as a wlohe
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24thcenstfan
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Strangely, I was able to read that without a problem. :lol: Go figure.
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bonja
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I'd seen that before. Interesting.
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somerled
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ds9074
Dec 15 2004, 03:41 AM
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by itslef but the wrod as a wlohe

Show that to a primary school kid and you'll just a funny look back at you and lots of giggling.

They'll probaby think it is a code of some sort or that dad or mum has finally lost it. :loling:

And I thought my keyboard / typing skills were awful ! Perhaps your fingers have suffered a dose of demonic possession :evil1:
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Hoss
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This is due to the tremendous amount of experience most of us have reading which allows us to make really good guesses automatically without conciously thinking about it based on the context, shape of the word and, as you said, beginning letter. To a child or a person new to English, this would be a garbled mess.
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Dandandat
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Being dyslexic, this is the primary way that I get through reading something (written the correct way). When I was younger and inexperienced at reading it was difficult - always guessing the wrong words, but now that I have become more proficient at it (as well as internalized some of the “English” rules most people take for granted) I am much better at it.

Many of the words you wrote above would not even registered to me that they have been spelt wrong.
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Fesarius
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DS,

Try that in Hebrew, please. :)
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Sophie
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Yes, I saw it a year ago then six months ago then a few weeks ago...but it is interesting
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Fesarius
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^^^
I too have seen it. But I still like my vowels and correct word order. :)
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Bloody hell! I read it with no problem at all! :lol:

I never knew that.
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Fesarius
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^^^
That's one of the neatest things about this Board--what you can learn here every day.
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Hoss
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Don't make me use my bare hands on you.
!gnihton tuoba gnieugra detartsurf teg osla nac uoY
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I often get frustrated doing that.
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Fesarius
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But I don't do that, so I don't get frustrated.
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Sophie
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Dec 16 2004, 12:02 PM
!gnihton tuoba gnieugra detartsurf teg osla nac uoY

easy...you can also get frustrated argueing about nothing.
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