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Deja Da!
I am an ignoramus on a number of subjects and fields, but am certain when it comes to languages. In high school I failed German (but had near perfect attendance, something that got me a higher mark than I deserved). I regret now my inability of languages. Now, I wish I could learn Latin to understand some of the ancient scribblings. But that said, I still struggle with my first and only language, English. In our linguistically entwined histories there are a number of words we commonly use, or at least are frightened from. In our Anglo-centric world we wouldnt think of words like art, police, publicity and table as French in origin. We assume that these are and forever have been English; Au contraire. Over 20% of the English vocabulary is of French or other origin. There are other words we come across a little rarer yet, and still retain the French rules of writing and speaking. Some like a la mode, bric-a-brac, escargot and touch come to mind. One of the words of interest here is dj vu which translates to already seen, referring to an impression or illusion of having seen or experienced something before. The feature of having seen or experienced something before is not a new phenomena to the human mind, where some, in an earlier time gave it powers beyond what was needed. Its just that in the past it wasnt referred to as dj vu. Written occurrences in Western cultures extend back to Ovids time. A Roman poet from 43 BC to 18 AD, he recounts an experience involving a shield he once wore at the time of the Trojan War, many centuries earlier. Unless one wanted to attract attention as having precognitive capabilities, people of this rather speculative time usually kept quiet. That was, however, until the 19th century where speculation and the first real public experiment of literary freedom and opinion began. The likes of Charles Dickens, Mary Shelley, and Sir Walter Scott all, in literary form, describe dj vu experiences. This was also the century that brought to the fore the first psychological and physical ponderances of this and other psychological phenomena. It was in 1895 that the term dj vu was finally uttered at a scientific conference and picked up by literary types and enters the general populace. Though dj vu is listed as a common French and utilized word in the English vernacular, like voila and papier-mch, its opposite is not. Jamais vu is the phenomenon of experiencing a situation that one recognizes but nevertheless seems very unfamiliar, the bible of the internet knowledge, Wikipedia says. It is contended that a word has form (sounds or letters), function (works in meaningful sentences), and meaning (a unit of thought). Jamais vu is likely an experience without function or meaning, but retains its form. Say or write down a single word like book for example as many times in 60 seconds and you will most likely lose all function and meaning of the word at the end but retain form. This is a type of brain fatigue. pg.2
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pg. 1. Deja Da! Regardless, Jamais vu plays a significant role in problem solving as it is another term for thinking outside the box. Familiarity enough of a problem, but able to think through from another angle or at least not in the same ruts as previous attempts. This may be more uncommon or at least less reported and popular than dj vu but there is another French construct that plays in the same yard as this. Its just that we are unfamiliar with the word, but likely experience on a daily basis the meaning. We should all recognize those too often occurrences of almost, but not quite remembering a word or experience; something on the tip of your tongue perhaps? This is called Presque vu. TTT
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