Fun Easy English - English activities - The mystery of the word of.

Learning objectives

Learn the mystery of the word "of"

The mystery of the word "of"

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Count the number of F's in the following text:

FINISHED FILES ARE THE
RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC
STUDY COMBINED WITH THE
EXPERIENCE OF YEARS

Finished?

Scroll down only after you have counted them.

OK?

How many?

Three?

Wrong, there are six - no joke.

Read again.

FINISHED FILES ARE THE
RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC
STUDY COMBINED WITH THE
EXPERIENCE OF YEARS

The reason is...

The mind cannot process the word "OF"

Incredible or what?
Anyone who counted all six F's is really good
Three is normal

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