Letter Odering

             "Aoccdrnig to rseearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr
             According to research at an English university, it doesn't matter in what order
             the ltteers in a wrod are, olny taht the frist and lsat ltteres are at the rghit pcleas.
             the letters in a word are, only that the first and last letters are at the right places.
             The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is
             The rest can be a total mess and you can still read it without a problem. This is
             bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by ilstef, but the wrod as a wlohe" (Ito 1).
             because we do not read every letter by itself, but the word as a whole.
             The beginning paragraph immediately caught my attention online making me want to take a closer look. There are different techniques for letter ordering that allow the ability to read and comprehend the given context. I tested a few techniques within the article, "Travel Guide: Florida Dive Atlas" from SCUBA DIVING on four random paragraphs.
             Thsnds f yrs g, ths cv's rf cllpsd nd pnd p wht's nw clld "krst wndw." rly sttlrs
             "Thousands of years ago, this cave's roof collapsed and opened up what's now called a karst window." Early settlers
             thght th stm rsng ff th sprng-fd cv wtr lkd lk th smk f hll- hnc th nm. Mdrn mn
             thought the steam rising off the spring-fed cave water looked like the smoke of hell- hence the name. Modern man
             knws bttr, nd dvrs, snrklrs nd swmmrs wlk dwn stps frm ths wndw t njy th bsn 60
             knows better, and divers, snorkelers and swimmers walk down steps from this window to enjoy the basin 60
             ft blw. Th wtr's dpths rng frm 50 t 65 ft. Th cv systm n th dpr r f th bsn hs bn gtd
             feet below. The waters's depths range from 50 feet to 65 feet. The cave system in the deeper area of the basin has been gated
             ff, bt thr r svrl mbnt-lght swm-thr...

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