Usually people are consistent with their mistakes during a given period of time
Marshall Send a noteboard - 03/05/2010 05:11:04 AM
If someone accidentally calls X by Y, it's likely that, if mentioned multiple times in the same sentence or paragraph, they'll remain consistent and always say 'Y' instead of 'X', even if it's a stupid mistake. I've seen this happen hundreds of times--it's just how the mind works. It places certain words in our working memory that apply to particular objects/ideas, and if the wrong word gets put there, it keeps getting used.
First paragraph of ToM *slight spoilers*
24/04/2010 10:23:06 AM
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I think lots of people are going to spend lots of time analyzing this
24/04/2010 11:37:30 AM
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I think its clear now...
24/04/2010 04:38:42 PM
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Don't go too fast.... the wind has started in odd places before...
24/04/2010 09:36:21 PM
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About the Jordan comments - a defense of his old comments on the Cleansing
26/04/2010 01:38:29 AM
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RJ said...
26/04/2010 07:51:10 AM
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My point was, he might have been thinking of the PoVs. None of her or people who knew her
26/04/2010 12:40:39 PM
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RJ confused the Towers of Midnight and the Tower of the Ravens
30/04/2010 10:23:33 AM
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I'm not that sure
30/04/2010 11:07:40 AM
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I am
30/04/2010 06:54:04 PM
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Usually people are consistent with their mistakes during a given period of time
03/05/2010 05:11:04 AM
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I wonder if the first paragraph of AMoL will start with "the air was calm". *NM*
06/07/2010 08:56:42 PM
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