The Amazing Power of the Human Mind

 

Don't ignore this just because it looks weird. Believe it or not, you can read it. Try it!

I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to rscheearch 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 in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl 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. Amzanig huh?

What the human mind can't seem to do - in my case, anyway - is remember at the top of the stairs what I knew I was going up for when I was at the bottom of the stairs.

Also - here's a couple of things for you (I love these explanations of where phrases we use actually came from):

It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride ' s father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon. (That one is for you, Kyoko).

In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them "Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down". This is where we get the phrase mind your P's and Q's.

Can anyone tell me where the British phrase "That's like teaching your grandmother how to suck eggs" came from?!?

So I am going off to sew something. I have FINALLY sold a bag (or 4) and I am so high on myself right now! I need to go off and do something which will subsequently require the seam ripper - that should take care of the Wonderful Me syndrome!

Comments

[Kyoko]

Never knew about the word honeymoon! I must warn Wesley to get ready for it :D
It is interesting about the order of English letters that it doesn't matter how it is put. I also heard that dyslexia does not occur in languages like Japanese or Chinese because we simply write in characters. I think it was on new scientist magazine a long time ago that this boy who was severely dyslexic learnt Japanese and could write and read perfectly!
Have a wonderful weekend!