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    Naming & Sound Entry #0567

    Why a name with a double meaning is a liability

    Both senses of an ambiguous word activate before either is suppressed. The unwanted one is present in every reader for a moment, and context decides which survives.

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    The hidden part #0567

    Context suppresses the unwanted sense, but only where context exists. Names travel to places that have none.

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    Attention & Memory Entry #0194

    Why the tip of the tongue holds the shape of a word

    You can know a word begins with a hard sound, has three syllables and is foreign, and still not produce it. Knowing a thing and reaching it are separate operations.

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    The hidden part #0194

    A forgotten word arrives with a description of itself. That description is proof the record survives and only the route to it failed.

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