Scientists have discovered that most people can’t identify the correct form of a lower case letter “g,” despite seeing it daily in printed material such as newspapers, books and even online.

And most don’t know that there are two forms of the letter – one typically written a certain way and the other printed digitally or typed. Even when the typeset letter is recognized, most people can’t ...

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore found that a large number of adults were unable to recognise the correct lower case ‘looptail g’ from a line-up. From the four versions pictured ...

Despite seeing it millions of times in pretty much every picture book, every novel, every newspaper, and every email message, people are essentially unaware of the more common version of the lowercase ...

SCIENTISTS have discovered most people can’t identify the correct form of a lower case letter ‘g’, despite seeing it daily in printed material such as newspapers, books and even online. Researchers at ...

Since publishing a recent research study she led about the peculiarities of the letter "g," she's been congratulated by people she barely knows, approached by classmates who want to discuss it with ...

Surprise! You see two different forms of the lowercase print letter "g" all the time, but there's a good chance one of them plays tricks on you. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and ...

This outlier "g" seems to demonstrate that our knowledge of letters can suffer when we do not write them, researchers said. (Google Image) Most people cannot identify or are unaware of the more common ...

Experts believe we may not recognise the 'looptail' version of the letter as we don’t learn how to write it at school SCIENTISTS have discovered most people can’t identify the correct form of a lower ...