Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by qbrass 2891 days ago
When you skim headlines instead of reading them, your brain makes guesses at the words instead of actually reading each letter, as a speed hack.

It's also used as a crutch when your eyesight slowly degrades over the years.

Sometimes it leads to Freudian slips, other times, you just expect to read about people instead of worms.