[combatentropy]

I was going to write the same thing before even reading this.

The human brain is hardware-accelerated for encoding and decoding spoken language. That's why alphabets often just represent sounds, why it's so easy for even an educated adult to right homophones, and why professional writers still take into consideration sonic properties like rhythm. It's because, like the article says, even while reading silently, you still hear it.

Speech is primary, writing secondary. So sit back, relax, and enjoy it.

[mcculley]

Not all of us hear words when reading. I usually don't unless I think about it (like now). I often miss written puns for this reason. I don't know how common this is.