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Mxeid Up Wrdos

[ISerializable] 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 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.

That's quite interesting. I was able to read it pretty near full speed. Does this knowledge provide us with any practical application? Is it possible to shorten words to some bare minimum and leave it perfectly readable, thus making it quicker to type? How about some way to help make reading faster. Oh what I would give to be able to read faster...

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Actually, this technique seems to be used in some fast-reading programs (or so says one of the comments on that post...)

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