On 2013-11-19, Ian Kelly <ian.g.ke...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 1:45 PM, Alister <alister.w...@ntlworld.com> wrote: >> and if you haven't seen it before :- >> >> 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 toatl >> 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. > > And the obligatory response: > > Iltnsegnetiry I'm sdutynig tihs crsrootaivnel pnoheenmon at the > Dptmnearet of Liuniigctss at Absytrytewh Uivsreitny and my > exartrnairdoy doisiervecs waleoetderhlhy cndairotct the picsbeliud > fdnngiis rrgdinaeg the rtlvaeie dfuictlify of ialtnstny ttalrisanng > sentences. My rsceeerhars deplveeod a cnionevent ctnoiaptorn at > hnasoa/tw.nartswdbvweos/utrtek:p./il taht dosnatterems that the > hhpsteyios uuiqelny wrtaarns criieltidby if the aoussmpitn that the > prreoecandpne of your wrods is not eendetxd is uueniqtolnabse. > Aoilegpos for aidnoptg a cdocianorttry vwpiienot but, ttoheliacrley > spkeaing, lgitehnneng the words can mnartafucue an iocnuurgons > samenttet that is vlrtiauly isbpilechmoenrne.
While I certainly couldn't read that at normal speed, there were only a few words that I had to stop and actually puzzle over... -- Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! ... My pants just went at on a wild rampage through a gmail.com Long Island Bowling Alley!! -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list