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Reading a word and hearing it at the same time…

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MayBee70 Sun 05-Feb-23 10:12:26

I know I’ve mentioned this before but it’s freaking me out at the moment. Because I’m usually reading things on my iPad and have the tv or podcasts on as well I constantly hear and read the same word. The other day I read a whole phrase just as it was spoken on the tv. And it was something really obscure. I could understand if it was frequently used words or phrases but it isn’t. And it happens several times a day!

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Caleo Sun 05-Feb-23 10:24:57

I recall the sounds of words and phrases as I read them because I need to know what they sound like. If I am doing arithmetic I don't need to know what words and phrases sound like. As I type this I am not hearing my words because I am thinking ideas that would be the same if they were shouted or whispered.

If I am reading something that involves feelings of any sort then I remember the sounds of the words. For instance a lot of poetry is about feelings of one sort or another and the poet has chosen words carefully so as to convey feelings from the sounds of the words.

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