Do you think that when we spend a lot of time with a person, something of them rubs off on us? I don't mean this in the sense of having common interests and goals, but a noticeable change in the way we act or behave.
I say this because I have noticed something in the way I speak - or more specifically, type. I find myself using words or phrases that I never would have used before, that usually only one of my friends uses. This may be something as simple as a different emoticon (for example, (: instead of :)) or a generic feature added to everything (repeating a certain letter), but the key thing is that it is not a general trend - this nuances are only ever used by one person when I pick them up.
I've even noticed this happen with people I have never met, but simply have an interest in. After talking to and reading a lot of stuff written by a certain person, I have noticed that I tend to use expressions similar to some of theirs.
The oddest thing I have noticed about this is that it happens most when I am talking to or about the person from whom I have adopted the feature. Although this is not exclusively the case, it certainly happens often enough to notice the effect. Could it possibly be that, when someone is in the forefront of our mind, some kind of link is created in our brain? That our minds are affected directly by the people we choose to associate with?
Just a thought.
I say this because I have noticed something in the way I speak - or more specifically, type. I find myself using words or phrases that I never would have used before, that usually only one of my friends uses. This may be something as simple as a different emoticon (for example, (: instead of :)) or a generic feature added to everything (repeating a certain letter), but the key thing is that it is not a general trend - this nuances are only ever used by one person when I pick them up.
I've even noticed this happen with people I have never met, but simply have an interest in. After talking to and reading a lot of stuff written by a certain person, I have noticed that I tend to use expressions similar to some of theirs.
The oddest thing I have noticed about this is that it happens most when I am talking to or about the person from whom I have adopted the feature. Although this is not exclusively the case, it certainly happens often enough to notice the effect. Could it possibly be that, when someone is in the forefront of our mind, some kind of link is created in our brain? That our minds are affected directly by the people we choose to associate with?
Just a thought.
