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submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon is when you never noticed something or saw something before, and then you see it everywhere.

For example say you see a chipmunk in an area you never noticed them before, and now you just see chipmunks everywhere.

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Happens all the time when I learn new words. Suddenly that word is everywhere and it never occurred to me that I didn't know its meaning.

I will probably see Baader-Meinhof pop up all over the place in the coming days.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Haha. You're welcome.

That's happening with the word "nuance" with me

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What was wrong with the old ance, that's what I want to know.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

Your aunts don't like being called old.

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