Amzanig Huh?

Posted by: Josef Essberger

According to research at Cambridge University your spelling really doesn’t matter 🤣

Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

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Posted by Josef Essberger February 2008
Contributor: Josef Essberger, founder of EnglishClub. Originally from London, England, Josef is the author of several books for learners of English including English Prepositions List and Learn English in 7.

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19 comments

• Amordad says:
  

  hi
  I am an English learner but i can read and understand all of these words an sentences.
  I think it is ok for every one native and learners.

  bye

• hong t nhan, vietnam says:
  

  It’s true. I read easily. However, the discourse is easier. The single word “Amzanig” is harder to decode. I think it’s up to the language competency of the EFL learners.

• janny says:
  

  stupid game

• Robert Murray says:
  

  Very interesting, but the writer doesn’t take into account that this is what dyslexics face all the time. Without having the means to decode the words in the first place, they will always seem to be jumbled. The words appear to be comprehensible to other readers because they are used to reading. and because English doesn’t have so many consonant or vowel clusters.

• etiquoe says:
  

  it’s very interesting

• Janiya says:
  

  wow tht is great.i enjoyed reading it.at first i didn’t get it.i thought its some other language.then when i look it again i get it. its just spelling changed but the words are easy to understand.

• Issy says:
  

  Lol. Xmas happy a everyone wish and hello say to want just I.

  Doesn’t make sense huh? Try read backwards.

• Sebastian says:
  

  I am Polish so English is my second language, however, I can read the text without any problems. It works :-)

• pierre corso says:
  

  It’s quite interesting and stimulating for my students. Thank you.

• Peggy says:
  

  We read it with my colleague and we find it very interesting. Thanks

• Ian says:
  

  Keep trying Mgraeart. You’ll get it. Here’s the start:

  According to research at Cambridge University, it doesn’t matter in what order the letters in a word are…

• margaret says:
  

  I am trying very heart it is difficulty

• Tiana says:
  

  That was easy and very interesting for me, not being a native English speaker!

• majo says:
  

  i am an english learner , but i can also understand and i think it will help to increase the interest in language

  thank you for the information

• Tito says:
  

  I´m not a native speaker but it´s easy to understand what the text says. It´s a quiet funny paragraph.

• phamthu says:
  

  At first, I had got a little difficulty when reading then I was immediately acquainted with the strange form of the words. I know more about human mind. Totally agree that it is very interesting!

• adem says:
  

  especially the F,E,A

• Vanessa says:
  

  it’s vrey cool and iternessnig !

• Another Joe says:
  

  That is very interesting. As a native English speaker, it’s very easy for me to make sense of those sentences. I wonder how English learners felt when trying to read it, though. Any comments from students?