Saturday, September 13, 2008

I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg

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.


[My note: A good illustration of how the mind is active in interpreting something, to the point of being "transparent" to the reader. That is, the reader is amazed that they can read it; the mind is actively interpreting. The obvious misspellings make the reader aware of how much the mind is interpreting. How much more is the mind active in interpreting the biblical texts in ways that we are not aware of?]

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