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Re:The the the the induction of jamais vu: word alienation a... by r721 on Wednesday June 19, 2024 @05:27PM (#40732564)
Re:The the the the induction of jamais vu: word alienation a... by smusamashah on Wednesday June 19, 2024 @10:59PM (#40734444)
Very interesting to know this is a real phenomenon.

On some occasions, a word someone said sticks, and when I keep thinking about that word, it starts to sound strange, weird and a silly made up stupid sounding word. I noticed that it happens with any word that I pick, not just the words that get stuck.

I use to think to myself that it's interesting that a word becomes stupid the more you think about it. Now I know this situation has a name. Thanks.

Re:The the the the induction of jamais vu: word alienation a... by montag on Thursday June 20, 2024 @01:47AM (#40735337)
Hmm. It would make a lot more sense to me if it were called semantic saturation, not satiation.