Deos Tihs Cgnahe Sllepnig?

Going through draft-posts that made a final-cut. Not sure why this one was waiting in the wings for over three years. Looks pretty good to me now so, here goes...

While exploring Joomla!  I caught the following commentary by Administrator written August 09, 2004 (yeah, see introductory note):

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

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Your Vocabulary Score: C-

Your vocabulary is average. You're not exactly a literature major, but no one's going to accuse you of being illiterate!

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AHA! Guess I figured out why this post was collecting dust. Needed 3+ years to improve my vocabulary score!

Your Vocabulary Score: A-

Congratulations on your multifarious vocabulary! You must be quite an erudite person.

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