Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it
deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the
olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at
the rghit pclae. The rset can be a ttoal mses and you can
sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn
mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a
wlohe.
Amazing huh?
However, many times the paragraph above makes more sense than some of yous guyz’s!
Spell checker----- Ok, c-h-e-c-k-e-r, checker. Now, who has the board? I’m ready to play, but be aware, I’m the checker champ in these here hills!! [(-D][(-D]
This has been known for many years. Unfortunately the “educators” took it to heart and foisted teaching “whole word” on the schools to replace phonics. We now have several generations who are largely of functionally illiterate.
Six is correct. The first time I saw it (printed on paper) I said three and so did everyone else I showed it to. Being that it was posted on forum gave you more time to read and count.
For some reason our brains don’t pick up the F in of.
Print out the paragraph and show it to other folks. Most will say three!