OT- Spelling is out.

[Krsqk]

Originally posted by oleg:
Still, can anybody test the original hypothesis to be a true and universal universal statement of human mind function or an another anecdotal freak of English language ?

FWIW, I found the English scrambled by native English-speakers to be easier to read than that scrambled by second-language speakers. *shrug* Maybe English speakers scramble into patterns which still make some sense in the language (like vowel/consonant placement, potential syllables, etc.).

[Mephisto]

Remember, you have to scramble it first. The below german text is spelled correctly (well, at least I hope so ).

[Narrew]

Damn, I read that with no problem. I guess that would be a good way of "hiding" the text right out in front of everyone, well it would have to be people that don't speak English well.

Slinky, your a funny guy, saying all that AND from Atlanta *chuckle*. I do agree with you, I do not think of myself as a prejudice person, but when I can not understand someone speaking, I have a lower opinion of that person (of course if English is a second language, I can give ALOT of slack for that), I was with a co-worker at an AM/PM and the guy behind the counter spoke horrid English, and my buddy said something to the effect "why can't people that come to this country learn to speak clear English" and the guy behind the counter said "why? I was born here.". Very sad.

[Grandpa Kim]

Originally posted by oleg:
Still, can anybody test the original hypothesis to be a true and universal universal statement of human mind function or an another anecdotal freak of English language ?

I can and did test it on Jake's original post.

It slows me down! Yes I can puzzle it out fairly easily but I can read much faster when all words are spelled correctly-- and so can you! Even an everyday misspelling like "lite" in place of "light" slows me down. Observe your own reading; I'll bet poor spelling slows you down too.

[Kamog]

Originally posted by Andres:
Mnareil penatls are teh bset.

It took me a few seconds to read this one. Actually, for a couple of moments I could not decode Mnareil and penatls, but by seeing the Last three words I immediately recognized the entire sentence.

[dogscoff]

Toward". Take a look in the dictionary and you will see an acceptable pronunciation of, "twardz", as if there was an "s" on the end of it...sheesh!

Towards is the accepted British use of the word. Same with preventative (I find it hard to believe there is such a word as "preventive")

[oleg]

Originally posted by Mephisto:
Remember, you have to scramble it first. The below german text is spelled correctly (well, at least I hope so ).

Oh, I see now