Maybe all those typos aren't entirely your fault
Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at 12:22PM
Chris Jackson in Writing, editing, fun stuff, proof reading, writing

Can you read the paragraph below? If so, you have demonstrated why it is so easy for editors and writers to miss typographical errors in English text.

This article by Esther Inglis-Aell explains how your brain tricks you into thinking you are reading recognizable words even when they are spelled incorrectly. 

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