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     The one thing i realy hate about #mastodon is that I still can't figure out why even with @apps I sometimes see the thread start but replys by others won't load...
     There are indeed excellent answers under this and lots of them are reassuring because a) non of us is a horrible outlier and should see a doctor and b) there are realy nice variations that make me wonder if our brain is just a whacky collection of random hacks or if all of this might have a evolutionary selection advantage.

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     This I find very interesting! There are a lot of people commenting that they do different voices for different characters. I personally dislike it when people do that (curiously, the few exceptions are some of the Discworld audio books, but even there I dislike it for most characters). I guess it may have something to do with it being a distraction when I feel like the voice doesn't sufficiently fit the character?

     I also find it interesting that many people seem to consciously choose the voice in which they read things. I can change the voice if I make an effort, but when I'm focusing on the contents, the voice will tend to default back whichever voice I started out in. Making an effort to change the voice seems like it might take more energy than it's worth?

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     "Subvocalization" is pretty normal but not every person does it:
     https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subvocalization

     Most of the time it is my own voice. But when i read something interesting like a fantasy novel I "synthesize" different voices for different characters. I can also "borrow" from my memory i.e. David Attenborough could do the narrators voice in Terry Pratchetts "Small gods" if I wanted to.

     I also have inner dialogs all the time discussing things with "my inner selfs" - also common and pretty normal.

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     Dr. Anna Latour (anna@mathstodon.xyz)'s status on Monday, 04-Sep-2023 13:54:10 JST Dr. Anna Latour

     Question: what does your 'internal reading voice' sound like?

     When I read something sufficiently complex that I need to do it slowly, I 'hear' my internal reading voice.

     My brain usually borrows the voice of a real person for this; usually someone I had recent interaction with.

     Yesterday, I binged a couple of Contrapoints videos. Today I'm learning about proof assistant Coq, *in Natalie's voice*.

     "Coq provides a module system to aid in organizing large developments."

     Just spoke to someone who doesn't experience this internal reading voice, which surprised me.

     Is this (not) a common thing? Do you hear a voice when you read? Whose voice is it?

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