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[IP] Scrambled words are legible as long as first and last letters are in place (fwd)
Subject: [Noted] Scrambled words are legible as long as first and last letters 
are in place (fwd)
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 10:11
From: J C Lawrence <claw@xxxxxxxx>
To: noted@xxxxxxxx

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URL: http://boingboing.net/2003_09_01_archive.html#106357681929603828
Date: 2003-09-14T22:00:19Z

>From Joi Ito's Web[1]:

    Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer
    in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, olny taht the frist and
    lsat ltteres are at the rghit pcleas. The rset can be a toatl mses
    and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do
    not raed ervey lteter by ilstef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

Link[2]

[1]
 http://joi.ito.com/archives/2003/09/14/ordering_of_letters_dont_matter.html
 [2]
 http://joi.ito.com/archives/2003/09/14/ordering_of_letters_dont_matter.html
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