Reading Is ALWAYS an Interactive Process

       One of the problems with words that "crawl" beneath the main content on a CNN screen is how distracting they can be.

       Another problem I found yesterday is that words coming into view parts-of-words at a time means we perforce make a guess as to the remainder of the word, and when the overall news about the Islamic State has centered on horrendous acts, interesting things can happen.

       Consider these sentences yesterday, first what I THOUGHT I would read, second, in parentheses, the actual word(s):


"Store owners who don't close during times of prayer are beHEADED (beaten)."

"man may have fled U.S., joined terror group and could be beHEADED (behind the group's social media campaign.)"


       BeHEAD (Believe me), everything influences the way we read.