An email from my mom...

[rae-chan-sensei]

My mom gets tons of chainletters and forwards, and always sends them to me. sweatdrop When I checked my email this morning, this is what was waiting for me:

Quote:

Subject: Fw: Spell Check???



> Subject: Spell Check???
> Don't even think about using spell check!!!!!!!!
> fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too. Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny
> 55 plepoe out of 100 can.
> i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The
> phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde
> Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the
> olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit
> pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a
> pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by
> istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot
> slpeling was ipmorantt! if you can raed tihs forwrad it.
>
> ONLY FORWARD IF YOU CAN READ THIS

I was a little scared that what it was saying was true: I could read it with only the first and last letters being in the correct spots. It's like an evolved form of txt tlk. What are your opinions about this? And has anyone seen this before?

(I put this in Txt Tlk Horror Stories because I wasn't sure if it would fit anywhere else...)  

[SilverMaple]

I recieved this e-mail once. I could understand everything, but I sincerely hope it doesn't actually catch on... gonk  

[Archdemonessa]

When I was in college, my Honors English teacher showed that to us, and allowed us to throw darts at it...  

[Lady Pica]

I keep getting that. For some reason, people think it's entertaining to send it to me. stare  

[Alice Unrequited]

Luna Ishukan

When I was in college, my Honors English teacher showed that to us, and allowed us to throw darts at it...

That is the best Idea I have heard in a long time.  

[Radio Chaos]

I sure hope you didn't forward that.  

[rae-chan-sensei]

black-sorceress-tsukiko

Luna Ishukan

When I was in college, my Honors English teacher showed that to us, and allowed us to throw darts at it...

That is the best Idea I have heard in a long time.

I agree!

I didn't realize that this email had been around for a while... I'd never heard of the "research" that it mentions before. It's one of those things that make you wonder if it's really true. And if so...why? rolleyes If that made any sense...

And don't worry, Socceridol1. I never send chain letters or forwards. 3nodding  

[[Psychotic.Ballerina]]

I would forward this to the people with bad grammar on my instant messaging list, but it's just awful to even look at.  

[xAvenirYuinax]

Oh, I've seen that countless times. It's getting kind of old... stare  

[TheBellTolls]

rae-chan-sensei

My mom gets tons of chainletters and forwards, and always sends them to me. sweatdrop When I checked my email this morning, this is what was waiting for me:

Quote:

Subject: Fw: Spell Check???



> Subject: Spell Check???
> Don't even think about using spell check!!!!!!!!
> fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too. Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny
> 55 plepoe out of 100 can.
> i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The
> phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde
> Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the
> olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit
> pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a
> pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by
> istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot
> slpeling was ipmorantt! if you can raed tihs forwrad it.
>
> ONLY FORWARD IF YOU CAN READ THIS

I was a little scared that what it was saying was true: I could read it with only the first and last letters being in the correct spots. It's like an evolved form of txt tlk. What are your opinions about this? And has anyone seen this before?

(I put this in Txt Tlk Horror Stories because I wasn't sure if it would fit anywhere else...)

Oh.. My.. Good.. God.. That's just freaky! I mean. I'm at a loss of words.. eek gonk ninja  

[Lekonua]

I've seen that thing more times than I can count.

I think it is stupid and is trying to prove (incorrectly) that language skills aren't important.

"Hey, according to these guys at some university, we don't have to type legibly 'cause everyone can understand it anyway!" stare


I tinhk taht tihs is a laod of blucalrp and sohlud nreev be teakn siuorlesy.


Dang...it took me like, 10 minutes to purposely type that wrong. neutral  

[Serious~Sarcasm]

This thing gets on my nerves! Everyone can read it its just someones sad attempt at making people feel special.  

[Sagewort]

Luna Ishukan

When I was in college, my Honors English teacher showed that to us, and allowed us to throw darts at it...

That, is the single most best Idea I have ever heard.
Yes, Idea with a capital I.  

[CristoVII]

55 people out of 100 can? What? That's not possible! We have a break in the law of literacy! Lock the doors, seal the windows, run to the secret subterranean bomb shelter!  

[rickyg33]

My friend showed me that and I could read it. It talked about it a different way. It was a bit more formal if you didn't count the spelling and I didn't think it was true. I never knew that it was a chainletter though.