From: "Ted White" <twhite8 at cox.net>
To: "WSFA members" <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: spell-checking found to be no longer necessary
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 22:15:19 -0400
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

----- Original Message -----
From: <ronkean at juno.com>
To: <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 10:05 PM
Subject: [WSFA] spell-checking found to be no longer necessary

>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David Fisch
> To: Peduel
> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 8:15 AM
>
> > Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh 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 is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl
> mses
> > and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not
> raed
> > ervey lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe.

"Aoccdrnig to a 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 taotl mses and you
can sitll raed it wouth it bnieg a porbelm.  Tihs is bcuseae the
huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a
wlohe."  -- email from Jay Konigsberg, 9/16/03

This has been all over the internet in the past two days.  Note subtle
variations.

--Ted White