IIN to hear a word everywhere?

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  • KholatKhult
    3 years ago | pl

    Every time I learn a new English word I swear that I hear and see it everywhere newly.
    I think it’s just recognition of a word you usually skip over

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    • Boojum
      3 years ago | pl

      This is called the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon or the Frequency Illusion. It's a demonstration of how are brains are wired to pick out patterns in the chaos of the world.

      https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/baader-meinhof-phenomenon.htm

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