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Farmgirlheart
True Blue Farmgirl
103 Posts
Valerie
Los Angeles
California
USA
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 Posted - Apr 02 2009 : 3:54:31 PM
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| hey! that's pretty neat! i could read it and it was fun to be able to read it as fast or faster than i read regular words! |
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createmyworld
True Blue Farmgirl
295 Posts
Beth
Akron
PA
USA
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Posted - Apr 03 2009 : 04:41:02 AM
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wow, I'm surprised that only 55 out of 100 can read it, I'd think that the ratio would be higher... it seems so easy.... thanks for sharing!
Sherri, I think the word you didn't get "sgtrane" is strange.... :)
www.createmyworld.etsy.com
"He who works with his hands is a laborer, he who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman, he who works with his hands, head and heart is an artist." -St. Francis of Asisi |
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shepherdgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1008 Posts
Tracy
California
USA
1008 Posts |
Posted - Apr 03 2009 : 08:37:53 AM
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I'm like you Jami-- Left-handed (but we are in our RIGHT mind! LOL!!) AND I can spot grammatical errors and misused words and sentences a MILE away! Though, I find the older I get, the worse I spell! (I can't STAND that! I keep the dictionary handy-- and it's usually the EASY words I have the hardest time with! never had that problem when I was younger.... hm....)
I read this without a problem. I've taken several writing classes over the years and every teacher taught the same thing about this-- that "the human eye only glimpses the word, while the brain deciphers it." That's why some people can read faster than others. It's also the concept they focus on in a "Speed reading" class. Don't waste time LOOKING at the word! Just glance at it and move on to the next. Naw... I like to SEE the word, savor the word... he..he..he...! I'm always afraid I'll MISS something if I don't really LOOK at the words. Like reading the first chapter of a book then skipping to the last. I feel CHEATED!!! (LOL!!)
Thanks for sharing Linda!!!
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. ~~ George Carlin |
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Jami
True Blue Farmgirl
1238 Posts
Jami
Ellensburg
WA
USA
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Posted - Apr 03 2009 : 11:42:52 AM
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Tracy, I am the same way...I savor each sentence and word reading a book or I'm afraid I'll miss something! Sometimes if my mind is wandering while I'm reading (like in a noisy place or the TV is on) I will read the page over and over until I can visualize the story from the words. I also have to watch a movie the same way...or I get lost easily. Now I am of average intelligence but I guess I'm one for details to have these types of quirks.
Jami in WA
Farmgirl Sister #266
http://woolyinwashington.wordpress.com/
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electricdunce
True Blue Farmgirl
2544 Posts
Karin
Belmont
ME
USA
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Past Blessings
True Blue Farmgirl
1083 Posts
Brenda
Orchard Prairie
WA
USA
1083 Posts |
Posted - Apr 04 2009 : 09:44:28 AM
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Sherri, feel good that you couldn't read "strange." It just means you aren't quite as strange as the rest of us!! When I was a kid, our school did an experimental English program. Instead of learning phonics, we did "whole word" learning. This probably really helped with this post! But I still wish I had learned phonics too.
Hugs & blessings,
Brenda
Past Blessings . . . Celebrating Life as it used to be . . . when people loved God, loved their families and loved their country. |
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Across the Fence: can you read this??? |
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can you read this???
