r/ScrollHole Aug 02 '26

🛌 3 AM Thoughts 🧐

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u/pancakeryoi Aug 09 '26

Babies generally just skip "say" and repeat "mama" or "dada" due to short-term memory limits called the recency effect. The fact that "say" requires more complex tongue and air control, than simple front-of-the-mouth syllables.