On reading misspelled words

One of my daughters recently showed me an email containing following.  This is apparently making the rounds on the Internet, and for good reason:

misspelling

I was quite surprised at how easy it was to read this passage.  Here’s another test, though.  Try to type the above passage exactly as it is above.  You’ll find that your body’s motor routines strongly interfere with your ability to accurately type this.   I was reminded of the Stroop Effect.

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Erich Vieth

Erich Vieth is an attorney focusing on civil rights (including First Amendment), consumer law litigation and appellate practice. At this website often writes about censorship, corporate news media corruption and cognitive science. He is also a working musician, artist and a writer, having founded Dangerous Intersection in 2006. Erich lives in St. Louis, Missouri with his two daughters.

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