Linguistic Instinct Often Outruns Etymology

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Connor landed a functional jab at cyclists without consciously knowing that 'gaggle' formally denotes a flock of geese. Good ear for words frequently precedes conscious knowledge - people develop a feel for what sounds right through exposure long before they can articulate why. Taste arrives before theory does.

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