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Why, what is wrong with it?
by Angostura 2y ago
Why, what is wrong with it?
- kcvv 2y agoWhen reading fast, we tend to read first/last letters and the 'pattern' of the whole word and not really read the spelling. In this case, Reticulum is not very common or a familiar word and most folks would first read (or rather 'see') the word 'rectum'! https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23089042/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23089042/ https://www.dictionary.com/e/typoglycemia/ https://www.dictionary.com/e/typoglycemia/
- alvah 2y agoYou described the phenomenon much better than I would have.
- alvah 2y agoAt first glance the word looks a lot like “rectum”.
- brabel 2y agoI thought it meant "small rectum" as a diminutive[1] :D [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diminutive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diminutive