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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’r

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.

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.