"Pirate speak in Serious"

[Zankou 2.0]

I came across an article sometime last year so the details are sketchy .
A study concerned human perception are something within that realm .
The researchers displayed text that was missing all the vowels and possibly other letters .

They found that only 40% of test subjects were able to read it without a struggle , the other 60% took forever to read the thing , or saw " chicken scratch " , it might as well be a foreign language.
It seems the former group's brains somehow simply filled in the blanks for them as they read the text .

So PG , give these folks a break , they are of the 60% .

You aren't removing the vowels, you are entirely changing the spelling and syntax.

Is that a challenge ?

No.

[Auntie Blackbeard]

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

Hmmmm , I wunner wot them English as seccond langage tink ove wot be rite above ?

[lari]

English isn't the seccond language in my country, but it's my seccond language, as well.
Ok, I haven't finished the English course yet, and I'm not fluent, but I can understand you very well, even when you use pirate speek. By the way, I'm trying to learn it!

[nicci :)]

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

Hmmmm , I wunner wot them English as seccond langage tink ove wot be rite above ?

I don't have a problem, but English is my best language (not my first though). The above is a dam sight easier than pirate speak though!
I've actually done a similar exercise in class and most students could read it if it wasn't a new word. (how much you mess it up does have an effect though i think, the version below is harder to read, or no? I moved one letter in each word whenever I could)


Adoccrnig to rascheerch at an Elngsih usinervtiy, it dneos't mtaetr in waht odrer the lteerts in a wrod are, olny taht the fisrt and lsat ltertes are at the rgiht peclas. The rset can be a ttoal mses and you can slitl raed it wotuhit a peorblm. Tihs is buseace we do not raed eervy lteetr by ilsetf, but the wrod as a wlhoe

[Qwertyuiopasd]

I tnihk trehe shulod be a thared wrehe tihs is how we tlak all the tmie.

[Mad Willyum Bonney]

I don't have a problem, but English is my best language (not my first though). The above is a dam sight easier than pirate speak ....

.... the version below is harder to read, or no? I moved one letter in each word whenever I could)


Adoccrnig to rascheerch at an Elngsih usinervtiy, it dneos't mtaetr in waht odrer the lteerts in a wrod are, olny taht the fisrt and lsat ltertes are at the rgiht peclas. The rset can be a ttoal mses and you can slitl raed it wotuhit a peorblm. Tihs is buseace we do not raed eervy lteetr by ilsetf, but the wrod as a wlhoe

Nope , just as easy .