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I learned in linguistics that brains can't think in negations and at first understand the unnegated and then negate it. Popular example: "Don't think of a pink
by kaffeeringe 4y ago
I learned in linguistics that brains can't think in negations and at first understand the unnegated and then negate it. Popular example: "Don't think of a pink elephant." And you'll think of a pink elephant...
- karmakaze 4y agoYou don't even need to use words. A car that runs off a road into a field has a higher than random chance of hitting the only tree in the field.