That’s because your brain doesn’t read every letter one by one. It uses familiar patterns, sentence context and predictions about what comes next to fill in the gaps.
https://theconversation.com/sramcbled-wrods-the-real-reason-you-can-still-read-jumbled-text-280457
#science #funscience #reading #read
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