Semantic satiation (also semantic saturation) is a psychological phenomenon in which repetition causes a word or phrase to temporarily lose meaning for the listener, who can only process the speech as repeated meaningless sounds.
The phrase "semantic satiation" was coined by Leon Jakobovits James in his doctoral dissertation at McGill University, Montreal, Canada awarded in 1962. Prior to that, the expression "verbal satiation" had been used along with terms that express the idea of mental fatigue. The dissertation listed many of the names others had used for the phenomenon:
"Many other ...
All I know is I had a slight headache when I left for work this morning. 30 minutes later, I had a bad headache and was starting to feel ill. 30 minutes after that, I was puking outside the AT&T building as I walked back to my car.
I don't watch tv much at all. The only thing I've watched in the last year is the first season of The Walking Dead, the original (UK) version of Misfits, half of the original (again UK) version of Being Human, and kept up on The Big Bang Theory.
@IanPugsley Well, I'm of the mind that there's 2 ways to enjoy stuff, objectively and subjectively. Even when things are of objectively bad quality, you may still enjoy them subjectively, and that may even feed into why you like it (the whole so bad it's good thing).
@FallenAngelEyes a valid point (I'm not sure I agree with the term 'objectively bad' but I agree with the sentiment, absolutely), but he's not the type to enjoy something subjectively that is objectively bad (i.e. he likes bad things and genuinely thinks they are good)
@IanPugsley By "objectively bad" I mean by looking at stuff like, say, pacing, characterization, narrative, etc. and holding it to a generally acceptable standard of quality. Though that in itself can still be subjective because we're humans and dammit if we're not finicky.
@IanPugsley Aye. For example, I have a weakness for stupid stoner flicks (Dude Where's My Car, Harold & Kumar, anything by Kevin Smith), and I have no idea why! I just think they're hilarious, even though they're pretty damn shallow.
@IanPugsley I love them too! My b/f who lives in Toronto works at a restaurant and Kevin Smith came in to eat there. He got him to sign an apron for me and gave it to me for Christmas! :D
I have those 2 cards I told you about, an APC ticket signed by Billy Howerdel, and a piece of paper signed by Lewis Black and Dave Attell. I think that's all.
What is the advantage of having 900 over 270 steering wheel? Nearly every video I watch people use only about 180 degrees for steering.
Currently have xbox 360 wireless, and on some shart u-turns in forza 3 it is practically impossible to turn the car around at slow speed. Thinking of upgrading ...
What is the advantage of having 900 over 270 steering wheel? Nearly every video I watch people use only about 180 degrees for steering.
Currently have xbox 360 wireless, and on some short u-turns in forza 3 it is practically impossible to turn the car around at slow speed. I'm thinking of upgrad...
@Powerlord It was aired. But there are technically only thirteen episodes, as the pilot episode was one 2 hour episode that Fox broke down into two separate episodes.
The episodes (chronologically) were: 1. Serenity (pilot) 2. The Train Job 3. Bushwacked 4. Shindig 5. Safe 6. Our Mrs. Reynolds 7. Jaynestown 8. Out of Gas 9. Ariel 10. War Stories 11. Trash 12. The Message 13. Heart of Gold 14. Objects in Space
And the airing order is: The Train Job, Bushwacked, Our Mrs. Reynolds, Jaynestown, Out of Gas, Shindig, Safe, Ariel, War Stories, Objects in Space, Serenity, Trash, The Message, and Heart of Gold.
They said it was because the train job was more "cowboy" and conveyed the image they wanted of the series. This was NOT the choice of the people making the show
This is actually very annoying. As far as I can tell, you can't unlock new levels in Dustforce after a certain point unless you get a perfect score on previous levels, which supposedly earns you a key.
@murgatroid99 Youtube makes Chrome crash some times.
The worst part about baking a cake for an event is that now my house smells like chocolate cake and there is a cake in my house that I cannot eat until tomorrow. :(
I didn't even get that far into N+, but whenever I go back to it, I have to start from the same point again. =[. For whatever reason, it stopped saving my progress.
I've only done the first world of Super Meat Boy, but I did enjoy the original flash game. 100%'d it.