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This is not what I understood Hydra to have asked Faldage.
I think he (??she?? Sorry, I didn't go check the personal info. before writing this) seems to ask if there is a name when we skip over a word.
As an example, consider this information about refractive solids taken from a lengthy document on how to read lab specifications to analyze the quality of shampoos, foam bath and cleaners:
The percentage of refractive solids, also called refractive index, is the amount of ingredients in your
formula versus the amount of water. A litre of a product
with a refractive percent of 38 contains 38 centilitres
of ingredients and 62 centilitres of water. So, the
product is composed of 38% ingredients and 62% water.
The percentage of refractive solids is not the measure
of "activity" (also called anionic solids - the ingredients
that actually do the work)." It is, though, a good
indication of the activity. The percentage of activity is
is always a few points below the percentage of solids.
This is a key point to verify when comparing the quality of
products. The scale, just like the Richter scale, denotes
important changes even though the number changes may be
small. A higher concentration of only 2% can make the
difference between a product that is effective and one that
is not.
A reader will commonly skip over the second "is" in the last sentence of the second paragraph; not even notice that is has incorrectly been written twice.
Apart from "inattention" is there a name for that?
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted A bad case of loganamnosis. Hydra 10/03/06 08:28 AM Re: A bad case of loganamnosis. Faldage 10/03/06 10:33 AM Re: A bad case of loganamnosis. belMarduk 10/03/06 07:20 PM Re: A bad case of loganamnosis. Hydra 10/04/06 01:01 PM Re: A bad case of loganamnosis. Aramis 10/04/06 06:17 PM Re: A bad case of loganamnosis. Jackie 10/05/06 01:07 AM Re: A bad case of loganamnosis. AnnaStrophic 10/08/06 01:05 PM Re: o solo mio Buffalo Shrdlu 10/09/06 05:48 PM
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