Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in

waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the only iprmoatnt tihng is that 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 it slef but the wrod as a wlohe.

nageboorte

San Francisco, CA

January 2003

JAN 16, 2004 05:03 PM

oh god.. not again....

SupremePizzaMan

Seattle, WA

September 2003

JAN 16, 2004 05:03 PM

Vikprez said:
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in

waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the only iprmoatnt tihng is that 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 it slef but the wrod as a wlohe.

exctaly

TarNish

Monrovia, CA

January 2003

JAN 16, 2004 05:04 PM

I could be wrong, but I think it's L33t speak, which is commonly used in online computer games(my husband is into them). I think a lot of people just spelled "the" wrong and it became a joke. I don't really know what I'm talking about, so don't take my word for it. I'm sure some wise person here will fill you in.

tastysoup

New York, NY

September 2002

JAN 16, 2004 05:06 PM

oh gdo.. nto agian...
anime is teh suk

friedbanana105

Antarctica

November 2003

JAN 16, 2004 05:08 PM

i alwehs thought it was teh canehdian spelling.

lindex

Portland, OR

February 2003

JAN 16, 2004 05:09 PM

teh explained

vikprez

Norwalk, CA

April 2003

JAN 16, 2004 05:09 PM

ThisAintNoPicnic said:
i alwehs thought it was teh canehdian spelling.

HA!, eh!

Finch

SUICIDEGIRL

Thailand

JAN 16, 2004 05:11 PM

y'know, i actually find that really, really interesting.

vikprez

Norwalk, CA

April 2003

JAN 16, 2004 05:12 PM

plaingurl said:

y'know, i actually find that really, really interesting.

sadly, so do I.

nageboorte

San Francisco, CA

January 2003

JAN 16, 2004 05:14 PM

TarNish said:
I could be wrong, but I think it's L33t speak, which is commonly used in online computer games(my husband is into them). I think a lot of people just spelled "the" wrong and it became a joke. I don't really know what I'm talking about, so don't take my word for it. I'm sure some wise person here will fill you in.

SPOT ON!!!!

Finch

SUICIDEGIRL

Thailand

JAN 16, 2004 05:15 PM

Vikprez said:

plaingurl said:

y'know, i actually find that really, really interesting.

sadly, so do I.

hey, at least we can be nerds together

almostfamous

NEWSWIRE

United Kingdom

JAN 16, 2004 05:18 PM

first, i too find that interesting, i read that just as fast as i normally read, weird.
second, if the only impotant thing is that the first and last letters are in the right place, then you're in trouble with teh, as they aren't

vikprez

Norwalk, CA

April 2003

JAN 16, 2004 05:18 PM

plaingurl said:

hey, at least we can be nerds together

How could I possibly say no

null

I'm lost

November 2002

JAN 16, 2004 05:38 PM

This really didn't work for me. I had to stop dead several times to reconstruct the word you were intending. I wonder if that has anything to do with the odd way I was taught to read.