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submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Sometimes it's because their brain wasn't set to receiving mode.

If someone says "hey" or my name before starting a sentence, I am paying attention. When they just start talking without doing that, I tend to miss the first part of the sentence.

Then I'm like "huh?". And sometimes I'm able to guess what they meant. Other times, not so much.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I like the Arabic word "ya" that can functions as an extra attention-grabber when referring to someone

So instead of

NaoPb, can you bring me the screwdriver? you say ya NaoPb, can you bring me the screwdriver?

so the word "ya" prepares your brain to recieve a name of a referrant, and if that name is your name then your brain then pays full athention

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Kinda like yo

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago

Or "hey" or "oi" or "INITIATING HUMAN SPEECH PROTOCOL"