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September 15th, 2003, 10:08 PM
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And, having said this, I know Fyron will hop in and try to start a "Geo" discussion/argument with me.
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What the hell does that mean? 
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September 15th, 2003, 10:46 PM
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Still, can anybody test the original hypothesis to be a true and universal universal statement of human mind function or an another anecdotal freak of English language ?
Please, scramble a similar text in German and see if anybody here can read it 
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September 15th, 2003, 11:10 PM
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Here is the translation into German. You have to scramble it on your own.
Forschern an einer englischen Universität zufolge spielt es keine Rolle, in welcher Reihenfolge die Buchstaben eines Wortes angeordnet sind, wichtig ist lediglich, daß der erste und der letzte Buchstabe an der korrekten Position sind. Der Rest kann ein totaler Buchstabensalat und trotzdem lesbar sein. Der Grund dafür ist, daß wir nicht die einzelnen Buchstaben sondern das Wort als Ganzes lesen.
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September 15th, 2003, 11:15 PM
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"dog" (meaning a good friend)
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Last time i ran into dog used to mean other than a type of furry animal, it was negative.
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September 15th, 2003, 11:20 PM
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September 16th, 2003, 12:18 AM
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Re: OT- Spelling is out.
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Originally posted by oleg:
Still, can anybody test the original hypothesis to be a true and universal universal statement of human mind function or an another anecdotal freak of English language ?
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FWIW, I found the English scrambled by native English-speakers to be easier to read than that scrambled by second-language speakers. *shrug* Maybe English speakers scramble into patterns which still make some sense in the language (like vowel/consonant placement, potential syllables, etc.).
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September 16th, 2003, 12:20 AM
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Re: OT- Spelling is out.
Remember, you have to scramble it first. The below german text is spelled correctly (well, at least I hope so  ).
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