Re: Pattern Recognition

From: Robin Lee Powell (rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org)
Date: Thu Oct 02 2003 - 19:21:16 MDT


On Thu, Oct 02, 2003 at 05:34:09PM -0700, Mike Williams wrote:
> Aoccdrnig to 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 itslef but
> the wrod as a wlohe.

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-Robin

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