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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 toatl 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.




To sum up the video: We're able to read the paragraph I posted because of the context of the words, the letters weren't so jumbled up, not all the words were jumbled up and the 4 letter words were easy to read.

Good points and it's important to be clear about that.


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