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[-] toynbee@lemmy.world 30 points 5 hours ago

When I was young, my mother showed me an educational book that had things like riddles, puzzles, and mental exercises in it. One of these entries had a short, mundane paragraph, followed by some form of "what was wrong with that text?"

It then explained that I had missed the word "the" being on the end of one line but also the start of the next line which, indeed, I did miss. It suggested that the human mind couldn't see duplicate words split in such a way, at least in English, unless actively looking for them.

I now know that, while it did trick me, its theory was incorrect ... Because I can't not see "from from."

[-] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 9 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Perhaps you are the

the chosen one

[-] toynbee@lemmy.world 8 points 4 hours ago

That seems likely.

this post was submitted on 24 Nov 2024
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