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"It is very hat in here"

When we discussed this line in class it was very interesting to realize that we do not need the exact words to understand what it is we are listening too. This is a little different then what Michael is saying exactly but I think it has a similar idea. I was shown this in my English class in grade 12 and I thought that this may be relevant.

"Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, olny taht the frist and lsat ltteres are at the rghit pcleas. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by ilstef, but the wrod as a wlohe."

This is similar to what Michael is saying except he is focusing on speech and this is focusing on spelling and language. It is amazing that our minds can understand what we are reading as long as the first and last letter are the same, and it is amazing that our minds can also still figure out a sentence without needing the correct word. Michael was referring to time as well, saying to mess up the pronunciation is a lot better then messing up the timing. This is probably another reason why my example above is able to understand, you are reading it on your own, so you cannot mess up the timing. Just as Michael said in his lecture - rule out what doesn't make sense, and go for the interpretation that makes sense.

Casey Woods