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JohnLamberti Elite user Los Angeles, CA 420 Posts |
Aoccdrnig to rsceearh 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 tatol mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Raelly amzanig, huh?
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Partizan Inner circle London UK 1682 Posts |
You need http://www.themagiccafe.bhz mate
This is for english speakers only. try babelfish if you want to intergrate here
"You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus."
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James F Inner circle Atlanta 1096 Posts |
Yeah I got this in an e mail a while back. It really is pretty cool.
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Patrick Differ Inner circle 1540 Posts |
I suspect that this works in other similar languages as well. What about pictograph-based writings, like Chinese?
Will you walk into my parlour? said the Spider to the Fly,
Tis the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy; The way into my parlour is up a winding stair, And I've a many curious things to show when you are there. Oh no, no, said the little Fly, to ask me is in vain, For who goes up your winding stair -can ne'er come down again. |
JohnLamberti Elite user Los Angeles, CA 420 Posts |
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On 2005-10-09 20:55, Patrick Differ wrote: Isn't that what Picasso did? |
scott b. Special user 732 Posts |
I remember hearing this in a corny chain letter, saying that is because we always look at the outside and assume, and never the inside.
Thanks! Scott B.
"I don't know the key to success . . . but the key to failure is trying to please everybody." - Bill Cosby |
daffydoug Eternal Order Look mom! I've got 14077 Posts |
Quote: That reminds me of something I have loooooong wondered about and remains a mystery to me to this day. We have twenty six letters in our alphabet and our computer keyboard reflects that. Not very large, and quite managable.
On 2005-10-09 20:55, Patrick Differ wrote: But those folks have literally thousands of different symbols in their language. What I have wondered is how the **** do they fit all those on one keyboard??!! That thing must be a mile wide! Anybody have the answer to that mystery? If so you will have solved one that has bothered me for a long time. "Inquiring minds want to know." Posted: Oct 9, 2005 10:06pm Quote: On 2005-10-09 19:04, Partizan wrote: You need http://www.themagiccafe.bhz mate This is for english speakers only. try babelfish if you want to intergrate here The link is dead.
The difficult must become easy, the easy beautiful and the beautiful magical.
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Andini Special user Columbus, OH 685 Posts |
I thought I saw this as a premise for a mentalism effect somewhere. Does anyone remember?
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mike paris Regular user 179 Posts |
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On 2005-10-09 22:05, daffydoug wrote: I don,t know i,m guessing,maybe their keyboard has loads of different characters like,+,- /, i,I _-O"^& and maybe make up the pictures this way. |
Jonathan Townsend Eternal Order Ossining, NY 27297 Posts |
I guess that explains why most people don't have to sort their soup in order to enjoy it.
...to all the coins I've dropped here
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Jordini Inner circle 2765 Posts |
It also explains all the mis-spellings on the Café.
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Patrick Differ Inner circle 1540 Posts |
Last I heard, which was a long time ago, a "keyboard" for Chinese characters was about as big as a desktop. That is a lot of space. And to use it efficiently, one must be Chinese (and about 1,000 years old!)
From what little I know about Chinese characters, there are two types, the old full form Chinese (traditional), and new simplified Chinese (modern), Modern being the simplified form is the easiest to learn and teach and remember. Also, there are "radicals" to many Chinese characters both traditional and modern. Radicals are shared parts of the pictograph and are used to organize dictionaries. It's like the pictograph contains two pictures, the radical, and its phonetic. The radical generalizes the image so, with their phonetics, similar definitions are achieved. Take the root for "three dots of water." We suspect that its about a liquid of some kind. Well, the symbols for "juice" and "broth" are built on this radical, and their respective phonetics give the finite meaning of juice or broth...both liquids. Sound complicated? You bet. How about getting a computer to understand Chinese characters? OCR does a lot of that, I bet. OCR was in its infant stages 20 years ago, (I think) and we've come a long way since then. I still think huge amounts of memory are needed for really effective OCR programs. Massive amounts. But I don't know for sure. With all that, it seems that it would be easier for the Chinese to learn English instead so they can work and play with the computers. ...and that's exactly what they've been doing. For those interested in learning more, I recommend this book: "Learn to Write Chinese Characters", by Johan Bjorksten. c. 1992 Yale University Press.
Will you walk into my parlour? said the Spider to the Fly,
Tis the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy; The way into my parlour is up a winding stair, And I've a many curious things to show when you are there. Oh no, no, said the little Fly, to ask me is in vain, For who goes up your winding stair -can ne'er come down again. |
JohnLamberti Elite user Los Angeles, CA 420 Posts |
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Eric Rose Regular user Franklin, IN 160 Posts |
I just don't beilvee that article was true.
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