Scott_J Posted September 18, 2003 Posted September 18, 2003 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? and know of wite i dont hve the sorce, so su me! Quote
sk Posted September 18, 2003 Posted September 18, 2003 sisu_suomi said: 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? and know of wite i dont hve the sorce, so su me! Quote
snoboy Posted September 18, 2003 Posted September 18, 2003 I can read that, it slowed me down a little, Muffy has us well trained. I notice she didn't use any WORDS to reply! Haha! Quote
sk Posted September 18, 2003 Posted September 18, 2003 snoboy said: I can read that, it slowed me down a little, Muffy has us well trained. I notice she didn't use any WORDS to reply! Haha! I still need a muffy to english dictionary. I spell so poorly that spell check has no idea what I mean most of the time Quote
allthumbs Posted September 18, 2003 Posted September 18, 2003 shell, why din'cha download that cool little ie-speller I sent? It's gravy!!! Quote
Dru Posted September 18, 2003 Posted September 18, 2003 the fuck, i thought babnik had taken over sisu soumi's body there for a minnit Quote
scrambler Posted September 18, 2003 Posted September 18, 2003 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. Our minds evolved as pattern recognizers. I bet you'd have a hard time recognizing the meaning of the paragraph if you changed the ordering of the words within the sentences. I wonder if that task would be made easier if you were fluent in many languages and consequently were experienced in dealing with different syntax. Quote
catbirdseat Posted September 18, 2003 Posted September 18, 2003 I didn't have any trouble at all reading that at normal speed because I have cc.com training. Thanks, Muffy, babnik and the rest! Quote
Al_Pine Posted September 18, 2003 Posted September 18, 2003 I got a question for you wordy word guys. In other languages than English, are the words for "orange", the fruit, and "orange", the color, the same? Quote
lummox Posted September 18, 2003 Posted September 18, 2003 i saw the topic and thought someone had made a new word. spling spling: gaudy cheap ass jewelery from walmart seen on white trash teenagers. or maybe neon colored slings like that were popular in the 80s. Quote
Dru Posted September 18, 2003 Posted September 18, 2003 Al_Pine said: I got a question for you wordy word guys. In other languages than English, are the words for "orange", the fruit, and "orange", the color, the same? in french, yes. Quote
sk Posted September 18, 2003 Posted September 18, 2003 trask said: shell, why din'cha download that cool little ie-speller I sent? It's gravy!!! I tried but it crashed my little at home computer.... when I get my upgrade I will Quote
bunglehead Posted September 18, 2003 Posted September 18, 2003 lummox said: i saw the topic and thought someone had made a new word. spling spling: gaudy cheap ass jewelery from walmart seen on white trash teenagers. or maybe neon colored slings like that were popular in the 80s. Oh you mean as in "I just gotta put a little spling spling on it"? Quote
snoboy Posted September 18, 2003 Posted September 18, 2003 Al_Pine said:In other languages than English, are the words for "orange", the fruit, and "orange", the color, the same? Dutch - yes Swedish - maybe Norwegian - no Esperanto - no Quote
Necronomicon Posted September 18, 2003 Posted September 18, 2003 Bv sfth irthg huus ijjtg isrttg ijfb sifbjrt hgq ergs rtb bgbtvb bvi u gwg thgb hhh nnf sdvhhxuv riun sudfn ejfgwp qejg nefvh ueh rgq wtgh gnkergo wqtgn pqo qjgv av thq hqg na bhtg. Quote
sk Posted September 18, 2003 Posted September 18, 2003 Necronomicon said: Bv sfth irthg huus ijjtg isrttg ijfb sifbjrt hgq ergs rtb bgbtvb bvi u gwg thgb hhh nnf sdvhhxuv riun sudfn ejfgwp qejg nefvh ueh rgq wtgh gnkergo wqtgn pqo qjgv av thq hqg na bhtg. Necro needs a reading comprehension class Quote
Fence_Sitter Posted September 18, 2003 Posted September 18, 2003 Dru said: the fuck, i thought babnik had taken over sisu soumi's body there for a minnit aww sguer i kown yuo leov me. Quote
scrambler Posted September 18, 2003 Posted September 18, 2003 I'm inclined to think that it's not so much reordering the letters in the scrambled word as it is simply filling in the blanks. You could probably lose some words in the sentence and still convey the meaning. If you possess any vocabulary, your mind will complete the sentence. If you're dealing with a larger word that taken out of its context, then it'll be more difficult. Alan Watts' had one of these words in "The Wisdom of Insecurity - A Message for an Age of Anxiety." Here's what he says: "Take for example the anagram POCATELDIMC. You can work over these letters for hours, trying system after system of rearrangement in order to discover the scrambled word. Try, instead, just looking at the anagram with a relaxed mind, and in a very short space of time you brain will deliver the answer without the slightest effort." I couldn't get relaxed enough, so I cheated with a word unscrambler. Quote
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