The write direction (was: Interesting Brain/Language Nuggetof Info)

Boudewijn Rempt wrote:
> Even with scripts that show all vowels, most
> accomplished readers read by the word or phrase, and not by the sign.
Good point, which is why English can get away with such an atrocious
spelling system.  :-)  Not to mention why most accomplished readers
won't notice an error like, say, "the the" (especially if split between
lines), but frequently will notice errors like "they're" for "their" or
"there" (a personal pet peeve, incidentally), because those are DISTINCT
words.

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