Spelling isn't *that* important...
 

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!

:) it is quite amazing actually!

I'm pretty sure it's a lot higher than that.

I could read it but it annoys me >.<

Yeah, I reckon it's probably 95/100 or something.

I'd be surprised to find someone who couldn't read it. So, yeah. :)

Mmmmhm.

But seriously though, incorrect spelling ain't the end of the world.

Some people really need to realise that spelling isn't everything.


Ali xox

I really struggled on "sgtrane" actually. Haha its so obvious now I know though.

^ That was the only word which I had to have a second look at too.

I swear mmoreeee people could read it.
But still.
It's prertty cooel :]

I could read it perfectly so im sure its more than 55/100 that can like read it...

Samuel Johnson's turning in his grave.

Its not if you can read it, it is if you can be bothered to read it.
If someone had created a proper thread with spelling like that or even worse, text speak, I would have left the page before I had even read the first line.

Everyone should be able to read the first post's text, not for how it's written but for the fact that sort of thing has had dozens of threads a year probably :o

Oh dear. I just spent far too long typing out an extended reply with regards to prescriptivism versus descriptivism.

Then I realised nobody else cares.

But correct spelling is important. There was a need for standardising the English Language in the 17th century, which is why the first ever monolingual dictionary was compiled. Had this need not existed, or indeed remained, dictionaries would have never been so important in society.

I can't read this
We always use it as an example in psychology but I am the only person in my class who can't read it =\

I read phonetically you see cause I am weird like that

katy
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I never use a dictionary...

i only recon 100% of RYLers can read it because they have practice by reading my replies and speaking to me on chat and MSN :P

I can understand it all :)