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When 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
by kcvv 2y ago
When 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.