Recent content by Sigrid

I am sorry if I offended you with my absence of knowledge. I've only learned English at school and by reading so I am not so familiar with all expressions. I tried to google it, but I couldnt figure out what it was. So I thought: Who is better to ask than the person who used the expression...

That was a lot of smart stuff in one reply. What's HOH? Thanks for your help.

Imagery is absolutely a good word for describing thinking. I'm not sure, but I believe that's how I think. When I think, I don't think in a specific language. It's first when I'm going to formulate myself that I have to translate my thoughts into words. Do you think that it's possible to...

ladysolitary85, please read this before you leave: I don't find it simple at all. I'm terribly confused. And I do not think that being deaf and speaking another language is comparable. Personally, I speak 3 languages. I know that sign languages differ, so i guess it's more like just a system...

Actually, I'm at school right now, trying to write an essay on newspeak (as seen in 1984 by George Orwell, I'm sure you've read it since you read books). The aim of newspeak is to narrow the range of thought by removing all words that could be used to think anything that might go agianst the...

So do you think in pictures? :S

I asked you because when I start thinking about if I think in words or not, I start thinking the words out loud inside my head. I hoped it might be clearer for you since (those of you who are born deaf) never have heard any words. I hope you're not offended, that was not my intention.

Lately, I've been thinking quite a lot about how people think. Most of all I wonder if one is depending on words in order to think, or if having an idea about it is enough. Since I am a hearing person, it's hard to decide wether i use words or not when I think. So do you think in...