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sgraber - 24/9/03 at 01:28 AM

Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in
waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht
the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total
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

pbura - 24/9/03 at 02:24 AM

I wndeor if tihs is the rsoaen taht the sholocs got itno wlohe wrod ridnaeg pmagors iaestnd of pocitenhs.

In a few yraes, eneyorve wlil slepl lkie tihs.

Pete

Mark H - 24/9/03 at 09:01 AM

quote:

In a few yraes, eneyorve wlil slepl lkie tihs.


Ah, the New World! You do spell like this!

Simon - 24/9/03 at 09:29 AM

http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=7453

JoelP - 24/9/03 at 01:30 PM

quote:
Originally posted by pbura
ridnaeg pmagors iaestnd of pocitenhs.

Pete


what the hell does that bit say? read loads of these in the last few weeks and thats the first one i couldn't get. gutted. bet its some US saying or summut.

reading programs instead of....?

[Edited on 24/9/03 by JoelP]

marcyboy - 24/9/03 at 01:50 PM

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what the hell does that bit say? read loads of these in the last few weeks and thats the first one i couldn't get. gutted. bet its some US saying or summut.

reading programs instead of....?

[Edited on 24/9/03 by JoelP]
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is it phonetics ?

sgraber - 24/9/03 at 02:13 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Simon
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=7453


OH for PETE's SAKE!! I missed that one

My sister sent me that from Bulgaria and I figgered it was unseen here.

pbura - 24/9/03 at 05:43 PM

quote:
Originally posted by marcyboy
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what the hell does that bit say? read loads of these in the last few weeks and thats the first one i couldn't get. gutted. bet its some US saying or summut.

reading programs instead of....?

[Edited on 24/9/03 by JoelP]
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is it phonetics ?


Yep, phonetics In their quest to find out why Johnny can't read, the major teachers' organization now pushes "whole-word" reading. It's a fashion thing.

It is remarkable how the brain recognizes words, but obviously the scramble won't do for the little-used or unfamiliar ones.

David Jenkins - 24/9/03 at 07:37 PM

quote:
Originally posted by sgraber

OH for PETE's SAKE!! I missed that one


Don't worry - those poor little electrons must have been knackered from swimming over the North Altlantic...
...They must have been too tired to climb up onto your screen.

sgraber - 24/9/03 at 07:56 PM

quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
Don't worry - those poor little electrons must have been knackered from swimming over the North Altlantic...
...They must have been too tired to climb up onto your screen.


That's truly funny David!

OK - how about this one?

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A man came home from work, sat down in his favorite chair, turned on the
TV, and said to his wife, "Quick, bring me a beer before it starts."

She looked a little puzzled, but brought him a beer. When he finished
it, he said, "Quick, bring me another beer. It's gonna start."

This time she looked a little angry, but brought him a beer. When it was
gone, he said, "Quick, another beer before it starts."

That's it!" She blows her top, "You jerk! You waltz in here, flop your
fat butt down, don't even say hello to me and then expect me to run around
like your slave. Don't you realize that I cook and clean and wash and iron
all day long?"

The husband sighed. " Oh crap!!, it's started."

pbura - 24/9/03 at 10:10 PM



That one's going into long-term joke memory, Steve; it's a classic.

Someone want to start a joke thread??

Pete

Peteff - 24/9/03 at 10:40 PM

It fails if the words are plural unless you put the last letter of the singular in front of the 's'. They did this in the original and I could read it o.k. Penithocs or something like that ponethics pinehtocs.

yours, Pete.