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The other day I read an interesting post from texastee2007 regarding a neurological test and he had a paragraph with many of the words jumbled, yet most were able to read it with no problem. It is funny how the mind works, and yet at oft times seems to misfire on the spoken word.
This little test doesn't translate to writing, but you can say the following to another person and see for the most part people don't always hear what is spoken. I suggest that you practice the phrase and speak slowly in a clear voice and await their answer. It may surprise you.
Farmer Brown has twenty sick sheep, one died. How many does he have left?
Most will answer 25 instead of 19, because we think we are hearing 26 sheep, instead of 20 sheep.
Try it on a friend and let me know your results. I think most will get it wrong.
This little test doesn't translate to writing, but you can say the following to another person and see for the most part people don't always hear what is spoken. I suggest that you practice the phrase and speak slowly in a clear voice and await their answer. It may surprise you.
Farmer Brown has twenty sick sheep, one died. How many does he have left?
Most will answer 25 instead of 19, because we think we are hearing 26 sheep, instead of 20 sheep.
Try it on a friend and let me know your results. I think most will get it wrong.
If you want to make it a bet, just record as you are saying it and play it back to your mark 
Once they hear it back they are amazed
