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HelpA question, Llewella
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Your comment "nice colours" made me wonder whether you see letters, words and names in colour like I do. For me, the word/name is the colour of the letter it begains with. Ivy is therefore an icy whitey-grey and Genevieve is a warm yellow. Llewella is lemon yellow, and Jonquil (despite the flower!)a burnished orange!
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I do that, too.
Letters, words, and numbers are different colors to me. Weird, but kind of cool at the same time.
I've tried describing this to someone who doesn't see things the same way, and they just look at me like I'm insane.
Letters, words, and numbers are different colors to me. Weird, but kind of cool at the same time.
I've tried describing this to someone who doesn't see things the same way, and they just look at me like I'm insane.
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I don't see colors in letters but I see genders in letters and words in English even though English doesn't have gender in grammar. It's more prevalent with letters than whole words though.
A-f
B-M
C-f
D-m
E-m
F-f
G-m
H-m
I-m
J-m
K-f
L-f
M-f
N-m
O-m
P-f
Q-m
R-f (i think...hard to decide)
S-f
T-m
U-m
V-f
W-f
X-m
Y-f
Z-m
A-f
B-M
C-f
D-m
E-m
F-f
G-m
H-m
I-m
J-m
K-f
L-f
M-f
N-m
O-m
P-f
Q-m
R-f (i think...hard to decide)
S-f
T-m
U-m
V-f
W-f
X-m
Y-f
Z-m
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Same here! I thought everyone did it until I read about Sheena Mackay. It was only then that I started asking around!
This message was edited 10/29/2009, 10:05 AM
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Sometimes
Not all names have colors for me, and I can't think of any words that do. But some names definitely do. Like Genevieve is a deep emerald green. Some letter combinations have colors, like Viv is purple (therefore Vivian is purple) and Mar is red (so any Mar- names are red). Olwen is white, Juliet is burgundy, Penelope is orange. So I guess I have like semi-synesthesia?
Not all names have colors for me, and I can't think of any words that do. But some names definitely do. Like Genevieve is a deep emerald green. Some letter combinations have colors, like Viv is purple (therefore Vivian is purple) and Mar is red (so any Mar- names are red). Olwen is white, Juliet is burgundy, Penelope is orange. So I guess I have like semi-synesthesia?
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I know this wasn't directed at me, but I can't help but butting in... I agree 100%. And, strangely enough, I see exactly the same colours as you do for those names. (Although I'd probably say Genevieve is more orangey-yellow) Freaky.
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For me Genevieve is beautiful pink/purple, totally lush
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I'd never heard of synaesthia until I read that British novelist Sheena Mackay has it - she also sees words in colour, depending on the colour of the first letter. I was afterwards told by a Welshman that Celtic literature is full of synaesthetic references. Don't know how true that is.
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