Re: CHAT: The Conlang Instinct

I've always thought three one was white, two black, three blue, four
yellow, five red, six blue or purple, seven yellow, and so on.  Not
all numbers have colors -- multi-digit numbers don't usually have any
particular colors associated with them.  Note that these are
associations between colors and *numerals*, not numbers.  I don't
associate colors with groups of three objects, four objects, and so
on.

Numbers also have letters associated with them, sometimes but not
always on the basis of shape.

As for counting letters, you've got me there.   Sounds a bit like
Rain Man.  But I guess I can't talk, at this point. :)

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nicole perrin wrote:
>
> Make that four people on the list - I definitely have synesthetic
> sensibilities - each number has a definite color, and each letter as
> well.  Different mathematic operations have certain pictures in my head,
> for example, multiplication is drawing a diagonal line; I view a year
> (or a month, week, etc) as a sort of loop...Lots of things have their
> own pictures.  And speaking of another really strange quirky thing:  I
> count letters, both in speech (my own and other people's) and especially
> in print.  It takes me a ridiculous amount of time to read anything
> because I count the letters in each word, each sentence, words per
> sentence, average letters per word, etc etc.  Does that have a fun name
> like synesthesia does?
>
> Nicole
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