Scrambled words are legible as long as first and last letters are in place (fwd)

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

> 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 () kanga nu>
> To: noted () kanga nu
>
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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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>
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