[thret]

I think sounding words out would be the exception. Do you sound words out when you read code? I'm having trouble imagining that.

[avar]

To chime in, I don't, but yes, it's my understanding that for many people the "voice in their head" instead metaphorical at all.

I was always under the impression that the internal narration used in visual media (e.g. the Dexter opening sequence comes to mind [1]) was taking a dramatic license, but it's apparently some people's lived experience.

1. https://youtu.be/d3_znBNPjl4?si=N5zfhtobEVtc5O1X

[chimineycricket]

I think code is a different situation entirely. The whales are communicating not coding anyway.