read this..........

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!
fi yuo cna raed tihs, palce it in yuor porfiel.

I hvae seen tihs bofere and it's siltl ipmsresvie to konw our biran wroks lkie taht.

The brain is constantly seeking patterns and filling in the gaps when necessary. That's why optical illusions work.

And yet, we can immediately pick out mis-spelled words and bad grammar.

JerryB

Fo Sho Jerry

It's a slight combination of two phenomenons of the mind

first as stated there, where the mind fills in the gaps, and

secondly, the fact that the brain only needs (and for the most part, learns) the first and last parts of anything its exposed to.