Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Reading skill?

Can you read this? This came through on an Email and I thought you'd enjoy trying it. Apparently it came from Cambridge University and only 55 people out of 100 can read it.

"i cdnuolt blveiee taht i cluod aulacity uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg.
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? Yaeh and I awlyas tghuhuot slpeling was ipmorantt!"

Whew - I had a terrible time typing it, too. You type and automatically want to type the correct spelling. :)
We're camping so I'm post dating this and trying out this new feature.
Back in a few days.

13 comments:

Melanie said...

I can read it perfectly! Cool thing!

Anonymous said...

Hi Ruthie! Oh, this was fun! I could read it, too! Does that mean I'm special? I sure hope so!! lol
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)

Julie said...

I can read it also, but I had to actually let my focus go a little first. I think it has something to do with right brained and left brained. I think, but I don't remember now. Have fun camping!

Natalie said...

It's amazing what our mind can do to connect words to make sentences. Fun post!

nanatrish said...

Very cool!

Technonana said...

It's amazing how our brains work!!! Hope you are having a great time!!
Interesting, my word verification came up irusc... that's my team, University of South Carolina.

Robin said...

Isn't it crazy that we can read gibberish - God made amazing minds for us :)

Aimee said...

Hi Ruthie! I could read it :) Hope you have fun camping! And be safe!

Charlotte said...

Hope you're having a great time.
It is amazing that I can read it. I can read things backwards like wording on windows of fast food restaurants that is meant to be read outside.

G.L.H. said...

I could read it, but it wasn't as easy as reading it correctly would have been. I think I have a headache...

--Barbara

Rose of Sharon said...

This truly amazes me! Yes, I was able to read it just fine, it is so weird! Why do I worry so about my bad spelling??? God is amazing the way that he made us!

Hugs, Sharon

Kathi~Lavender, Lace and Thyme said...

LOL! I can read it, should I be afraid? Perhaps those of us who can read it will be swept away to some secret location to have our brains probed! That is so amazing! I wanted to go and correct every word while I was reading it!

Cora from Hidden Riches said...

That's scarey! I could read it just fine -- whizzed right through it. And I used to do work as a proofreader, can you believe it???? Cora