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Re:Why does the the human mind ignore the second "the"? by ghayes on Sunday January 31, 2016 @07:14AM (#11006162)
When you consider the fact that you experience the

the effect even across multiple lines, then this

explanation really doesn't sound as likely. Or, what

you're saying is correct, just applied one layer up.

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Re:Why does the the human mind ignore the second "the"? by fao_ on Sunday January 31, 2016 @10:16AM (#11006632)
In your sentence I found the second 'the' to be much more apparent than in the the original.
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Re:Why does the the human mind ignore the second "the"? by 36bydesign on Sunday January 31, 2016 @04:59PM (#11008293)
Clever.
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Re:Why does the the human mind ignore the second "the"? by static_noise on Sunday January 31, 2016 @08:26AM (#11006312)
Your sentence is not even wrong.
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Re:Why does the the human mind ignore the second "the"? by zhte415 on Sunday January 31, 2016 @07:17AM (#11006171)
Writing across

multiple

lines

lines

is a pain, but / and / or

makes contrast greater

because it

is

a

pain

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