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koavf@lemmy.ml to Linguistics@mander.xyz · 1 month ago

The World Has Millions of Colors. Why Do We Only Name a Few?

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The World Has Millions of Colors. Why Do We Only Name a Few?

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koavf@lemmy.ml to Linguistics@mander.xyz · 1 month ago
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Cognitive scientists suggest that we name the colors of things we want to talk about
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    There is a game where you try to guess the paint color after reading the name that some paint brand has used. Here: https://colorguesser.com/

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