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Humans store learned words and just a few letters are enough to recognize whole words.

You can enable that feature in your user preferences.

It is currently only enabled for Post content and comments, but might also extend to the PM box later.

Thanks to @KHro_ for suggesting me to implement it: (your comment in the link below will look broken if you enable BR, that's normal.)

https://poal.co/s/Neat/642304/f1f94470-98fb-459e-9b72-2f68f1152719

Edit: This implementation won't work on browsers released before 2021 (not supporting String.replaceAll() method)

Edit2: Added a fallback for older browsers, should be working now. (you might need to refresh your browser's cache to load the new code).

https://pic8.co/sh/zkZ78o.png > Humans store learned words and just a few letters are enough to recognize whole words. You can enable that feature in your user preferences. It is currently only enabled for Post content and comments, but might also extend to the PM box later. Thanks to @KHro_ for suggesting me to implement it: (your comment in the link below will look broken if you enable BR, that's normal.) https://poal.co/s/Neat/642304/f1f94470-98fb-459e-9b72-2f68f1152719 Edit: ~~[This implementation won't work on browsers released before 2021 (not supporting String.replaceAll() method)](#red)~~ Edit2: Added a fallback for older browsers, should be working now. (you might need to refresh your browser's cache to load the new code).

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[–] • 6 pts

Isn't this how our language easily becomes niggerfied. This sounds like digital ebonics.

[–] • 4 pts

Yea as an English nerd I'll pass. The spelling of words carries etymology, historical connotations and additional meaning.
I could see how it might aid fast digestion of long articles, but with enough reading comprehension "bionic" reading comes naturally. From a technical standpoint it is pretty interesting though.

[–] • 6 pts

The spelling of words carries etymology, historical connotations and additional meaning.

The spelling does not get altered in any way. So not sure what you are talking about. Speed reading in the classical sense can't keep up with the modern world. Context gets lost.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19751073/

Lots of studies have been done on different methods of speed/skim reading.

[–] • 2 pts

I misunderstood something then. Maybe I'll check it out

[–] • 2 pts

lol Not really as it doesn't change the content of the words, but only increase the first letter's contrast which really boosts reading (focus and speed).

[–] • 1 pt

> boosts reading (focus and speed).

I can already speed read. My dad taught me how when I was younger. I'll check it out but still think it's some sort of voodoo kek

[–] • 3 pts

One page I was reading about referred to slow reading as "verbal" reading, where you feel like you have to simulate the sound of someone reading the words in your head. Major slowdown.