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.
"Those who think they have no time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness."
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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Agreed. *NM*
03/05/2010 05:50:59 PM
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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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