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Do you just not hear your voice when you think? Are there words? How do you formulate ideas without words? What happens when you speak - do ideas just cross som

Do you just not hear your voice when you think? Are there words? How do you formulate ideas without words? What happens when you speak - do ideas just cross some event horizon and come out as vocalizations? Do you know what the words are going to be before you say them?

ksec 5y ago
Just like I know I am thinking of an elephant, but I cant "see" an elephant. I know I am thinking about a topic and precise words I am using like what I am typing out now, but I cant "hear" the voice in my head of what I am typing / about to type. My friends do notice my sometimes weird behaviour of me mumbling something. Which is actually me thinking in my head without me realising I was actually saying it out.
- siftrics 5y ago
  So you’re unable to “think” a sentence word for word? You cannot think the sentence “If I were to grab that apple, then I would be holding it in my hand”? You’re unable to hear yourself say those exact words in your head as if you spoke them aloud? If so, that is truly fascinating. What happens when you try to speak a sentence in your head?
  - JshWright 5y ago
    I can intentionally think about words, but I don't most of the time, and when I do, there is nothing that seems remotely similar to "hearing". Are you consciously thinking about every word you say before you say it?
    - cercatrova 5y ago
      Sometimes, sometimes not. I can structure my words before I say them and they literally appear to me like text on a page, in front of my mind, and I hear myself saying those words with various versions of intonations before picking out the version I want, then I say them out loud in that intonation to the person I'm speaking to.
      - JshWright 5y ago
        Wow, that is very different from my experience. While I can consciously think about words, I can't "hear" them at all, let alone with different intonations. Seeing the words seems even stranger to me...
    - siftrics 5y ago
      I do not think about each word before saying it. When I think, it’s a mixture of 1) hearing my voice and 2) thinking in purely abstract concepts and relationships without putting English to it. When I want to think in English, I can hear it plain as day, as if I’m saying the words aloud, with their exact cadence and accent. I can also “speak” with someone else’s voice and hear them say anything as clearly as if they were speaking in front of me. Thinking in English can help me find the holes and gaps in my abstract thoughts, because I’m forced to formalize each logical leap and conclusion.
  - ksec 5y ago
    > You’re unable to hear yourself say those exact words in your head as if you spoke them aloud? Zero. Zip. Dead Silence. It may be fascinating but at the same time I felt I am sort of having some disability. Quite depressing now I know many people can do it.
crooked-v 5y ago
> How do you formulate ideas without words? How do you put your pants on without words? Serious question. It's like that.

ksec 5y ago

Just like I know I am thinking of an elephant, but I cant "see" an elephant. I know I am thinking about a topic and precise words I am using like what I am typing out now, but I cant "hear" the voice in my head of what I am typing / about to type. My friends do notice my sometimes weird behaviour of me mumbling something. Which is actually me thinking in my head without me realising I was actually saying it out.

siftrics 5y ago
So you’re unable to “think” a sentence word for word? You cannot think the sentence “If I were to grab that apple, then I would be holding it in my hand”? You’re unable to hear yourself say those exact words in your head as if you spoke them aloud? If so, that is truly fascinating. What happens when you try to speak a sentence in your head?
- JshWright 5y ago
  I can intentionally think about words, but I don't most of the time, and when I do, there is nothing that seems remotely similar to "hearing". Are you consciously thinking about every word you say before you say it?
  - cercatrova 5y ago
    Sometimes, sometimes not. I can structure my words before I say them and they literally appear to me like text on a page, in front of my mind, and I hear myself saying those words with various versions of intonations before picking out the version I want, then I say them out loud in that intonation to the person I'm speaking to.
    - JshWright 5y ago
      Wow, that is very different from my experience. While I can consciously think about words, I can't "hear" them at all, let alone with different intonations. Seeing the words seems even stranger to me...
  - siftrics 5y ago
    I do not think about each word before saying it. When I think, it’s a mixture of 1) hearing my voice and 2) thinking in purely abstract concepts and relationships without putting English to it. When I want to think in English, I can hear it plain as day, as if I’m saying the words aloud, with their exact cadence and accent. I can also “speak” with someone else’s voice and hear them say anything as clearly as if they were speaking in front of me. Thinking in English can help me find the holes and gaps in my abstract thoughts, because I’m forced to formalize each logical leap and conclusion.
- ksec 5y ago
  > You’re unable to hear yourself say those exact words in your head as if you spoke them aloud? Zero. Zip. Dead Silence. It may be fascinating but at the same time I felt I am sort of having some disability. Quite depressing now I know many people can do it.

crooked-v 5y ago

> How do you formulate ideas without words? How do you put your pants on without words? Serious question. It's like that.