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 it slef but the wrod as a wlohe.


On a related note, the same idea can be applied to spoken words…

and scratched out words…

and missing vowels…
L-ng--g- -s -n -m-z-ngl- c-mpl-x th-ng.

Makes you wonder how important spelling really is...