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  2. On First Looking into Chapman's Homer - Wikipedia

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    Till I heard Chapman speak out loud and bold: Then felt I like some watcher of the skies When a new planet swims into his ken; Or like stout Cortez when with eagle eyes He stared at the Pacific—and all his men Look'd at each other with a wild surmise— Silent, upon a peak in Darien.

  3. Sleep-talking - Wikipedia

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    Lady Macbeth, in a "slumbery agitation", is observed by a gentlewoman and doctor to walk in her sleep and wash her hands, and utter the famous line, "Out, damned spot! out, I say!" (Act 5, Scene 1). [12] Sleep-talking also appears in The Childhood of King Erik Menved, a 19th-century historical romance by Danish author Bernhard Severin Ingemann ...

  4. Coprolalia - Wikipedia

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    It is usually expressed out of social or emotional context, and may be spoken in a louder tone or different cadence or pitch than normal conversation. It can be a single word, or complex phrases. A person with coprolalia may repeat the word mentally rather than saying it out loud; these subvocalizations can be very distressing. [8]

  5. Phone etiquette 101: When it’s rude to be on speaker — and ...

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    Violent, triggering or sexual content isn’t your best choice to listen to out loud. ... For those you don’t know, or are maybe reaching out to for the first time: Leave your name, number, a ...

  6. Semantic satiation - Wikipedia

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    Semantic satiation is a psychological phenomenon in which repetition causes a word or phrase to temporarily lose meaning for the listener, [1] who then perceives the speech as repeated meaningless sounds. Extended inspection or analysis (staring at the word or phrase for a long time) in place of repetition also produces the same effect.

  7. Auditory hallucination - Wikipedia

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    An auditory hallucination, or paracusia, [1] is a form of hallucination that involves perceiving sounds without auditory stimulus.While experiencing an auditory hallucination, the affected person hears a sound or sounds that did not come from the natural environment.

  8. 20 iconic slang words from Black Twitter that shaped pop culture

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    It could mean being upset or stressed to the point that something lives in your mind "rent-free," as Black Twitter might say. Or, in the case of Cardi B's 2019 song "Press," it could literally ...

  9. Internet slang - Wikipedia

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    A popular example of Internet slang is "lol" meaning "laugh out loud". Since Internet slang is constantly changing, it is difficult to provide a standardized definition. [2] However, it can be understood to be any type of slang that Internet users have popularized, and in many cases, have coined.