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Every time I see a photo of a litter of kittens, I end up counting the kittens. I suppose I wouldn't have to do that if there were only three of them.

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True, but to paraphrase Rip Torn, sometimes you do things because counting kittens is fun.

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I wonder if we subitize when we speed read, reading sentences or even groups of sentences rather than words.

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Apparently there is a broad category called "chunking" that both acts fit into. Very interesting observation, Eli!

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See, your major mistake here was assuming I make "informed decisions."

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I want to leave this comment alone because it's kind of perfect all by itself, but I cannot resist our daily banter.

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