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"Olny srmat poelpe can"

aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht 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.

"Olny srmat poelpe can," TEDblog, November 12, 2005

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Summary of "The Significance of Letter Position in Word Recognition," PhD Thesis, 1976, Nottingham University, by Graham Rawlinson
"Reibadailty," by Graham Rawlinson, New Scientist, May 29, 1999
"the science behind this meme," by Matt Davis, October 30, 2003. A page with versions in different languages and many links to various aspects of letter randomization.
"University researchers demonstrate the order of letters within words is unimportant to reading comprehension." Snopes, September 23, 2003

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Posted November 12, 2005 01:02 PM · Permalink · Libraries and Research

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