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Your mental dictionary is part of what makes you unique − here's how your brain stores and retrieves words (theconversation.com)
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[–] LallyLuckFarm@beehaw.org 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Neat article! When I was young, one of the schools I attended had a unique approach to punishment - you'd spend lunch and recess copying a page out of the OED letter for letter. No idea how many I ended up copying, but I was precocious. I wonder how many words my mental dictionary contains.

[–] oldGregg@lemm.ee 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Apperently at least 43.

[–] LallyLuckFarm@beehaw.org 6 points 10 months ago

Hilarious and accurate

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 2 points 10 months ago

Interesting choice to omit "idiolect" as a replacement on any subsequent references to "mental dictionary."