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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Fun fact: so long as the first and last letters of each word are correct, most people can read a sentence just fine. It’s a good example of how extremely good our brains are at pattern recognition.

Aocernig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the Itteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt ting is taht the frist and Isat Itteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sill raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is buseae the huamn mid deos not raed ervey Iteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

e: typo

[–] Ddhuud 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's a n missing in mind/mid

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Ooh, nice catch. Fixed. You shluod be a cpoy eoditr.

[–] LemmyFeed 2 points 1 year ago

It's crazy how easy that was to read...

It's cazry how esay taht was to raed.

[–] moosetwin 2 points 1 year ago

e: typo

you missed a fewjoking

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It's been debunked a while ago

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Has it? I’d love a link.

Were you able to read my quote at nearly unjumbled speed? Because I think most of us can, which is proof it’s valid.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'd hardly call that debunked.

The meme version is overly simplified and that's about all.