tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346702226246902999.post6397569037390886445..comments2023-06-14T07:45:58.377-04:00Comments on Stuff Smart People Like: Smart People Like Semantics: Words for word mix-upsEdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119987576654193079noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346702226246902999.post-1166797242972099702012-01-12T19:15:16.884-05:002012-01-12T19:15:16.884-05:00I'm not a member of Diaspora, so I can't c...I'm not a member of Diaspora, so I can't comment on Matt K's post there, but here goes a couple points.<br /><br />1.) It's technically a comma splice. Somerset Maugham was fond of them. I think the impression was that he was fairly smart, but to be honest I've never read "Of Human Bondage."<br /><br />2.) While semantic verbal abilities have been shown to be correlated with IQ, knowledge of grammar is much less so related.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00892515880197792330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346702226246902999.post-70113110235449291752012-01-12T16:55:32.132-05:002012-01-12T16:55:32.132-05:00Of note, while everyone makes these kinds of slips...Of note, while everyone makes these kinds of slips of the tongue once in a while, a significant increase in things such as neologisms and spoonerisms can actually be indicative of a brian lesion. And, depending on what kind of slip of the tonguw is occuring it can help us to localize that lesion. Yay for the brain!Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00892515880197792330noreply@blogger.com