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I am a great reader and I also have radio 4 on most of the time. Many, many times I have found myself reading a word which is simultaneously being used on the radio. I have given up keeping a record of this but it must happen at least twice a week. The words are not carrier (?) words but nouns, verbs, etc. and sometimes quite unusual. This morning, for example, I was reading the word 'witness' when I heard it simultaneously on the radio. I would love to know if anyone else has had this experience and also whether you regard this as an example of a coincidence or some other phenomenon.
Date submitted:Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:20:15 +0000Coincidence ID:5616
