I wrote a CF script to do this a while ago and found exactly that. With simpler text you can jumble the letters as much as you like, but with multi-syllable words it starts to get a lot harder to understand.
I modified the script so it never moved the letters more than 2 positions from their starting point and it made the world of difference. I'll see if I can dig it out. Spike Ian Skinner wrote: > This only works with fairly simple content. > > <quote src="http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/personal/matt.davis/Cmabrigde/";> > Update 2: > > Graham has very kindly sent me a summary of his thesis work. > <<http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/personal/matt.davis/Cmabrigde/rawlinson.html>> > > 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... it doesn't > matter in what order the letters in a word are, the only important thing is > that the first and last letter be at the right place > > This is clearly wrong. For instance, compare the following three sentences: > > 1) A vheclie epxledod at a plocie cehckipont near the UN haduqertares in > Bagahdd on Mnoday kilinlg the bmober and an Irqai polcie offceir > > 2) Big ccunoil tax ineesacrs tihs yaer hvae seezueqd the inmcoes of mnay > pneosenirs > > 3) A dootcr has aimttded the magltheuansr of a tageene ceacnr pintaet who > deid aetfr a hatospil durg blendur > > All three sentences were randomized according to the "rules" described in the > meme. The first and last letters have stayed in the same place and all the > other letters have been moved. However, I suspect that your experience is the > same as mine, which is that the texts get progressively more difficult to > read. If you get stuck, the sentences are linked to the original unscrambled > texts. > > .... > </quote> > > -------------- > Ian Skinner > Web Programmer > BloodSource > www.BloodSource.org > Sacramento, CA > > "C code. C code run. Run code run. Please!" > - Cynthia Dunning > > > > Confidentiality Notice: This message including any > attachments is for the sole use of the intended > recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged > information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the > intended recipient, please contact the sender and > delete any copies of this message. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - RUWebby http://www.ruwebby.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:187089 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
