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OP I wonder if there is a name for a situation where:
(a) one notices something apparently surprising or noteworthy;
(b) this turns out to be due to a misconception;
(c) the surprising/noteworthy thing then turns out to be true after all.
For example:
I open my curtains and see what appears to be snow on the grass. Then I notice that what I have seen is actually a large white board. I then look beyond it and discover that there is indeed a covering of snow on the grass.
Or:
I assume from a newspaper report that a friend of mine has died. I then discover that it is someone else of the same name, but very soon afterwards I learn that my friend has died about the same time.
Or:
An event in my dream happens in reality while I am dreaming (and is not a cause of my dream).
These are coincidences, but of a special kind. Is there a concise expression that describes such occurrences?
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Type of coincidence A C Bowden 12/07/12 09:44 PM Re: Type of coincidence tsuwm 12/07/12 10:10 PM Re: Type of coincidence zmjezhd 12/08/12 04:24 PM Re: Type of coincidence Rhubarb Commando 12/09/12 11:52 PM Re: Type of coincidence tsuwm 12/10/12 12:51 AM Re: Type of coincidence jenny jenny 12/10/12 12:58 AM Re: Type of coincidence A C Bowden 12/10/12 02:41 PM Re: Type of coincidence BranShea 12/14/12 12:41 AM Re: Type of coincidence mtc 12/11/12 01:52 PM Re: Type of coincidence jenny jenny 12/12/12 06:22 AM Re: Type of coincidence Faldage 12/12/12 12:53 PM
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