I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid! Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer inwaht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? Yaeh, and I awlyas thought slpeling was ipmorantt.
This is very well known.
It is also a good argument for teaching children to learn by "look and say" which has been discredited by the government advisers in favour of phonics.
Iread an article in the daily mail a week or two ago .By a professor who said that some words in the english language are made problematic.For example knife.Why have a silent k when nife would read and sonud the same ?There are many other examples too.For example know and no .
Oh gawd........it ^^^^^^^^ all made PERFECT sense on the first reading........and that is without any sambucca...........amazing! (either that or I am dyslexic)