For those that have at least an average IQ

[Mr, gone]

For the rest... Now you will know.

fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too
Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can.

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 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 tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! :D

[Bill Cosby]

Wow............. That was very interesting.........

http://www.afa.org.sg/otherevents/getai07/ChineseNewsPaperCuttings.jpg

[Mr, gone]

Wow............. That was very interesting.........

http://www.afa.org.sg/otherevents/getai07/ChineseNewsPaperCuttings.jpg

If my post was as difficult as reading Chinese, then you need to go slap your parents.:lmao2:

[Bill Cosby]

No...........

It is only difficult for non Chinese to read Chinese....:disbelief:

The Chinese Charter is a thought, not a word.......... The mind does the hard stuff of piecing it all together........ Much like what you posted.........??

It would seem universal........ Noam refers to it as Language Acquisition

[Mr, gone]

To clarify, I meant if English reading folks had trouble interpreting my post. Thanks for the bit of info on the Chinese language via Chomsky. I always knew that their words needed less characters to form, this now explains why.:thumbsup:

The research shows however, that only 55 out of 100 people can read what I posted.:disbelief:

[John Galt]

Well now....This explains a lot about Wayers' drunken posts.

[Mr, gone]

Well now....This explains a lot about Wayers' drunken posts.

Can you understand what is written?

[John Galt]

Can you understand what is written?
No problem at all.

But I'm used to reading Wayers.


And I play a lot of Scrabble

[Mr, gone]

No problem at all.

But I'm used to reading Wayers.


And I play a lot of Scrabble

Then I will be interesting to see if Wayers himself will be able to as well.:D

[John Galt]

Then I will be interesting to see if Wayers himself will be able to as well.:D
I was able to read it rather rapidly...as if there was no difference.

That's an interesting point..as long as the first/last letters are in place, there isn't a real problem w/comprehension.

[Trinnity]

<<<<I was able to read it rather rapidly...as if there was no difference.>>>>

Me too. Interesting thread....

[Binky]

No problem for me. I read it right along at a quick speed as tho' I was reading it in its correct form...No biggie. Very easy actually.....Chinese............now that's a whole different story......:p

[tristanrobin]

very interesting.
I read it just as easily as if it were all spelled accurately (though I had to take a second to get "strange").
But, then, I've spent years reading American students' papers.
:D
I, of course, found the Chinese to be as difficult to read as if it were ... well ... Chinese.

[Pat]

Actually, it's more like 95% can read it.

[MintJulep]

I would certainly hope so.

[doctordog]

Then I will be interesting to see if Wayers himself will be able to as well.:D

this was covered in a book a read last year I think by Malcom Gladwell. Many speed readers and people wearing several hats in a small business use this as well.

[Mr, gone]

Actually, it's more like 95% can read it.

I'm thinking that it is higher than the 55% claim also. Though the owner of a small company that I worked for several years ago, had no clue what the words meant. Not sure if there was any correlation, But the guy was a big fan of George Bush. :dunno:

Hey Frankg, come over here and read this for us.:lmao2:

[Bill Cosby]

No problem at all.

But I'm used to reading Wayers.


And I play a lot of Scrabble

Why do you need to keep draggin him into this thread??

He has not even posted in it....................

[Bill Cosby]

To clarify, I meant if English reading folks had trouble interpreting my post. Thanks for the bit of info on the Chinese language via Chomsky. I always knew that their words needed less characters to form, this now explains why.:thumbsup:

The research shows however, that only 55 out of 100 people can read what I posted.:disbelief:

@ first it was difficult but the more that I read the easier it got.......

I was talking to my daughter about it last night & I learned a few things....

Funny, what a powerful instrument we have between our ears............. TO bad more ppl don't put it to use.......

[tristanrobin]

http://tristanrobinblakeman.com/yeahthat.gif

[Vilifier of Zombies]

To clarify, I meant if English reading folks had trouble interpreting my post. Thanks for the bit of info on the Chinese language via Chomsky. I always knew that their words needed less characters to form, this now explains why.:thumbsup:

The research shows however, that only 55 out of 100 people can read what I posted.:disbelief:


I don't think this will be an excuse to just forgo spelling altogether, I notice mistakes all the time, even on posts that I've made mistakes on...although I blame double bock beers or Woodchuck Hardcider for most of my grammar or spelling gaffes.

I suppose what I'm saying is that I look at more than just the first and last letter when I'm reading words.

With that said, I digress, there are plenty of posters here that could challenge the phrase "the phenomenal power of the human mind" and not in a good way.

[Vilifier of Zombies]

Funny, September of 2010...this thread now has twenty one posts in just under two years...

[Telos]

Wow............. That was very interesting.........

http://www.afa.org.sg/otherevents/getai07/ChineseNewsPaperCuttings.jpg



Dang, I'm missing out on the pig picking pic nic over at Suzy Wong's place....damn you...