Re: Hearing a word the first time in your life.
I dunno how many times I can type in "confirmation bias". It acts in two ways, both because you have this association in your mind.
1. When you learn a new word and you hear it shortly after, you notice it. This is the confirmation.
2. When you learn a new word and you do NOT hear it shortly after, you do not notice this. This is the second instance of confirmation bias.
That is the mechanism. The guy who said "pherenomes" was being sarcastic, they have nothing to do with it.
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