palladias comments on Mental Subvocalization --"Saying" Words In Your Mind As You Read - Less Wrong

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Comment author: palladias 16 February 2014 02:55:52PM 3 points [-]

I don't subvocalize, and read pretty darn quick. As a result, I tend not to think at all about how to pronounce character's names (esp in fantasy series) and treat the name more like a pictogram, and often have no idea how to say them when asked without pulling out the book and looking.