Does anyone else see the spelling of the words as they are saying them?

Question

Example:

If I say example, I see the letters E X A M P L E in my mind.

Margarita - Yes it happens when I read too!

Answer 1

YES......when i was little and i had just learnt how to read and write i always saw the spelling of the words in my mind. I told a friend then and she calld me a wierdo, so I never told anybody else about it till now!!
THANK YOU!and Thumbs Up for u!

Answer 2

Wow! I thought it was only me. In fact, people look at me oddly when I can't remember a name but I'll say, "It starts with a 'C', has 2 vowels and is 5 letters long".

Also, I have been keyboarding so long (we called it "typing"), that I did as I was taught in class - say each letter individually. Most of the time my fingers will automatically know when I've made a typo.

Answer 3

Interesting. I was never actually aware of it, but now I think about it yes I do, in the back of my mind kind of. From the answers here, it sounds like not everyone does. Do you also visualise letters in your mind's eye as having certain colours? That's a separate thing known as synesthesia.

Answer 4

"Subvocalization, or silent speech, is defined as the internal speech made when reading a word, thus allowing the reader to imagine the sound of the word as it is read. This is a natural process when reading and helps to reduce cognitive load, and it helps the mind to access meanings to enable it to comprehend and remember what is read."

Answer 5

you ought to be waiting to click on the area that asserts, "Open Spell Checker" good decrease than the balloon asserting you have misspellings and it frequently only shows you the words that are misspelled as quickly as that's open. inspite of the incontrovertible fact that, I even have seen it spotlight words that are spelled wisely.

Answer 6

Yes. I don't see them spelt out as such (I mean every letter separate), but I do very often visualise words as written when I say them.

Answer 7

That sometimes happens to me too. Not so much in my own language but very often when speaking a foreign one.

Answer 8

I do! Phew, I thought I was weird or something....
Do you also spell things out that you read? 'll read a sign and spell the words in my head as I'm reading them

Answer 9

I don't see them. I think you have a gift. Likely you are a very bright person.

Answer 10

No, but that's very interesting!