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Re:The the the the induction of jamais vu: word alienation a... by comradesmith on Wednesday June 19, 2024 @06:17PM (#40733022)
I don’t think that’s the same at all. Nobody could ever actually understand that sentence without breaking it down.

Semantic satiation can come up when you’re having a conversation and use the same word often enough (not necessarily back to back) that it feels like that word is wrong, or doesn’t mean anything. You start to pay attention to the sound of the word instead of the meaning.

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