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Short Stuff: Semantic Satiation

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Semantic Satisfaction Is Not New

semantic satiation was first described in 1907. It's a loss of familiarity and its appearance sometimes makes it look like a word in another language. The best way to experience it is to just have one word that one word typed out on paper, right? But they nailed something I think in their description.

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