Why Words Can Suddenly Look Unrecognizable. Learn to Love the Full Stop. Marley.

Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

Mignon Fogarty, Inc.

Society & Culture, Education

4.5 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2023

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

933. Have you ever looked at a word, and it didn't seem like a real word anymore? It's a specific thing that happens in your brain called semantic satiation, and we have the fascinating ins and outs. Plus, we extol the merits of the full stop.

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0:00.0	Hill.
0:01.0	Hill.
0:02.0	Hill.
0:03.0	Hill.
0:04.0	[♪ INTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:08.4	Grimer Girl here.
0:09.9	I'm a neon-fogirty and you can think of me as your friendly guide to the English language.
0:14.7	We talk about writing, history, rules, and other cool stuff.
0:18.8	This week we look at weird ways your brain can process words and why you should learn
0:24.0	to love the false stop.
0:26.0	[♪ INTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:29.9	A few weeks ago when I was editing Samantha Endsland's segment about it's all uphill
0:34.5	from here, versus it's all downhill from here, the word hill started to look really weird
0:41.3	to me.
0:42.6	It didn't even look like a word anymore.
0:44.8	It was just like a strange collection of symbols.
0:48.6	And I knew it was time to take a break.
0:51.1	And as anyone who works with words will tell you, that's normal.
0:54.9	I mean, I was stroke or anything like that.
0:57.0	It just happens sometimes.
0:59.1	And it happens with other words too, as this clip from Ted Lasso demonstrates.
1:03.5	One of my favorite shows.
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