June 20
2011

First and Last Letter of a Word


Author: Editor / City & Guilds

Like any other academic field, English-teaching is not lacking in its own para-phenomena either - as the intriguing example below demonstrates, which proves the age-old wisdom that language is all about the intricate workings of the human mind. A juggle of letters, whose sequence does not on the surface of it make up registered lexis, can still be constructed as a meaningful body of text provided the first and last letters remain in place.

This little demonstration is also a worthy and fruitful activity for relaxation during an English classroom yielding - besides a moment or two of merriment - a realization of how reading skills work.

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