At uni, a teacher of mine once wrote on the blackboard:
Paris in the
the spring
and then had a bunch of people read it out loud. I didn't get to read it out but the entire time this was going on I was sitting there, questioning my sanity because none of the people chosen to read seemed to notice the second "the".
I love this. Between the people who didn't notice it the same way I absolutely would not have, and the people who just say what obviously was intended, this could go forever and drive a couple of people absolutely insane.
I did see the Invisible Gorilla when the teacher showed us right away somehow. That is to say, I'm long familiar with this detail of how our brains work :)
22 Comments
Tattorack@lemmy.world · 47 pts · 1y
Nothing in particular. Just yet another example of the brain's biological self-correcting algorithms.
roofuskit@lemmy.world · 38 pts · 1y
I felt efficient.
infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net · 34 pts · 1y
Language parsing engine working as intended.
Beacon@fedia.io · 8 pts · 1y
Exactly, this is what our brains are supposed to do.
Lumidaub@feddit.org · 23 pts · 1y
At uni, a teacher of mine once wrote on the blackboard:
and then had a bunch of people read it out loud. I didn't get to read it out but the entire time this was going on I was sitting there, questioning my sanity because none of the people chosen to read seemed to notice the second "the".
That said, I've had a few glasses so fuck you.
marzhall@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y
I love this. Between the people who didn't notice it the same way I absolutely would not have, and the people who just say what obviously was intended, this could go forever and drive a couple of people absolutely insane.
Supervisor194@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 1y
I feel like a well oiled reading machine.
Sixtyforce@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 1y
I did not until pointed out.
I did see the Invisible Gorilla when the teacher showed us right away somehow. That is to say, I'm long familiar with this detail of how our brains work :)
davidgro@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
I actually try to watch for those at line wraps, but
but this one got me.
667@lemmy.radio · 7 pts · 1y
I can’t believe you’ve done this.
squirrel@discuss.tchncs.de · 4 pts · 1y
I can’t believe you've you’ve done this.
JWBananas@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
I can't can't believe you've done this this.
watson387@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 1y
Ha! Completely missed it.
Ludrol@szmer.info · 4 pts · 1y
No, and it happens all the time for me. I sometimes hallucinate words inside the text and change the meaning completely.
veniasilente@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 1y
My sources indicate that, as a natural intelligence, I can recommend feeling awesome.
athairmor@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
There Are Two Errors in the
the Title of This Book
Oneser@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 1y
It's additionally funny because the title on the webpage doesn't pick up the 2nd "the".
elevenbones@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y
Missed it.
capuccino@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Fine, actually. As non native english speaker is a win win to me.
Nomad_Scry@lemmy.sdf.org · 2 pts · 1y
I don't really read so much as skim, skipping the filler words. So, what I read is "Did you notice second title post?"
I'm don't recommend reading this way because I miss important details frequently.
IronKrill@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y
I got tripped up around "the second" and had to backtrack so either I subconciously read ahead or I noticed the fault. Either way, heck you buddy.
Angry_Autist@lemmy.world · -3 pts · 1y
Stupid clickbait like this pisses me off so much I'm blocking you