Mis-spelling as a scientific experiement

Apparently, a British university has discovered that you don’t need every letter in a word to be right, just the beginnings and endings. To test this Hypothosis, every entry in Aquarionics is currently being run though JWZ’s Scramble script. Isn’t it cool?

Taken offline now. Content of this entry was as follows:

Atppeanlry, a Biistrh uiivestnry has doisreevcd that you don’t need eevry leettr in a word to be rhigt, jsut the bnnneggiis and ennigds. To tset this Hooysitphs, every ernty in Aqciiaonurs is crrtlneuy bieng run thguoh JWZ’s Scambrle scrpit. Isn’t it cool?

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  1. beaneater
    20:46 on September 14th, 2003

    It’s evil. I’ve had to ask #afp what some words are supposed to be, and otherwise on average 1 word a sentece I don’t get, and 3 require several readings.

    It’s like reading something that’s gone through babelfish.

  2. ruthi
    22:00 on September 14th, 2003

    No. It is not cool.

  3. sil
    22:28 on September 14th, 2003

    You pillock, I thought my aggregator was b0rked. :)

  4. CounterTony
    23:17 on September 14th, 2003

    I think there’s more to it than that. Although I can read your text okay, it’s a lot easier if the scramblings are only in single-syllable words. Thus, while I don’t even notice “taht” or “rgiht”, it takes a while for me to figure out “Atrlppaeny” and “Hoosyiphts”, as I have to consciously place them into context and see what the most appropriate would would be…

  5. beaneater
    10:28 on September 15th, 2003

    Perhaps if the scramblings in longer words were syllable-wise? It isn’t right now, is it?

  6. Aquarion
    10:43 on September 15th, 2003

    It isn’t, no. It was just “Take first and last letters, and swap all other letters around”