Quote Originally Posted by Zyzzyx
Interestingly, when I've shown text such as that to folks, I've found that people who don't do any reading on the computer (ie. public forums such as this, email, or messaging) often have a harder time understanding it. Folks that regularly spend some time online seem to have an easier time with it.
I suspect that's because many people who don't spend a lot of time online may not be regular readers; they may only read when they have to, therefore, their brains aren't trained to the same degree that regular readers are. Try showing it to several people who aren't on-line, but read books and magazines all the time (pleasure readers), and see if you get the same result.