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Thursday, August 31, 2006

Great ... Just Great

I'm an advocate of using correct grammar and proper spelling. I think it improves communication. So when I get something like this in my email, well, it just doesn't help me at all ...

Cna yuo raed tihs?

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!
No matter ... I'm still in favor of proper English, even without the support of Cambridge University.

2 comments:

Scott Arnold said...

Fnnuy!

I hvae seen tihs bfeore Stan, turly azaming if you rlealy tihnk aubot it. Dlnifitey not shemoting one slouhd mkae a hibat of, tughoh, at lseat in my opnioin.

Blsiegsns, Soctt

Stan said...

Oh, did that hurt to write that way? I don't even think I could do it ... certainly not on purpose.