Sunday 1 April 2012

Event: Hppay Aripl Floo's Day Wtih Knledowge!

Iamge form Anoridd Paly
Aoccdrnig to mnay wbesiets, lkie douglastwitchell.com, who siad,

"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 toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe."

But it taht rlleay ture?

Aothner wbeiste Science Avenger disgreae and cmae up wtih smoe explames,

"Bblaaesl pryleas pnmrrioefg sllaimy aeoulltsby dvrseee clbrpmaaoe tteenmrat."

Now, why is taht it is raelly hrad to raed thsee explames?

Beaucse tehy are trluy scamrlebd, unklie waht I am diong in tihs etnry so far, giinvg you tpis and hnits on the way by mkinag tihs not so scamrlebd.

Aslo, terhe is no scuh stduy by the Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it is a bogus stduy, oerthwsie, no one wlil fnid Draw Something hrad to paly.

Hpoeflluy, tihs gvies you all a good lsseon!

Hppay Aripl Floos Day Wtih Knledowge form Lcoky's Egnislh Palygounrd!!!

Wnat to raed mroe? Raed tihs!!

See my lotiocan?


Vocabulary:
scramble -- (vb) [T] to mix eggs with a little milk and mix again as they are being fried
bogus -- (adj) false, not real or not legal

Resources:
Douglas Twitchell
http://www.douglastwitchell.com/scrambled_words.asp

Cambridge Word Scramble Study: It's Fake Already! @ Science Avenger
http://scienceavenger.blogspot.com/2007/12/cambridge-word-scramble-study-its-fake.html

Draw Something @ Android Play
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.omgpop.dstfree

Draw Something @ App Store
http://itunes.apple.com/hk/app/draw-something-free/id488628250?mt=8

Google's April Fools joke: Nintendo-style 8-bit Google Map @ GMA News
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/253469/scitech/technology/google-s-april-fools-joke-nintendo-style-8-bit-google-map

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/scramble_4
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/bogus?q=bogus+