Just a few minutes ago I found the following picture on stumble:

I had already read about this research a long time ago, but in a properly spelled article. Although it is interesting that we don’t actually need to spell properly to be understood, I don’t think it works for the really bad spellers, who hardly ever guess correctly at the first and last letter of a work. Nevertheless, although spelling remains important for writers, readers are going to be able to read your most appalling work.

Comforting?