Yeah, it's difficult to seperate out what's related to abstract thought (as opposed to language), what's typical a typical language difficulty, and what's a quirk of my particular brain.
It is somewhat telling that your (and everyone elses) response doesn't fit neatly into my 'appears in your head or not' dichotomy.
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