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MikeFromLFE

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I live in Leicestershire with my wife & cat. I'm a retired Healthcare Scientist. I cycle, sketch, grow stuff on our allotment, play petanque, and twiddle with amateur radio.
Mental health is a personal & family challenge.
Leftie remainer.

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LehtoriTuomo , to ActuallyAutistic group
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I've never paid much attention to song lyrics. With repeated listening I might learn bits of it but for many songs I've got no clue what they say even after decades of listening. For me, vocals are just another instrument. Still, I've been the vocalist in several bands!

There's a big difference between Finnish and English lyrics for me. As Finnish is my native language, I find it way easier to decipher lyrics, unlike in English, even though my English is pretty good.

Now that I know about my auditory processing difficulties, I wonder if it's related to that. How about my fellow autistics? Do you pay attention to lyrics?

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For me lyrics complement the music - they go hand in glove.

However, although my French is pretty good (no where near native) I really cannot understand 95% of songs sung in French purely by listening to them.
Part of the problem is that sung French (as well as in poetry) the pronunciation of words and word endings is different to spoken language. But I wonder if the main issue is the amount of brain processing power required - and I ain't got it!

Isn't music amazing?

Homebrewandhacking , to bookstodon group
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Dear @bookstodon

I would like recommendations for books where the main character is a mild villain dealing with much worse villains and is telling the story as they go. Fantasy and Scifi are always comforting genres but I venture out for the right books.

I would also like books where men and women are doing things and are friends without a romance being shoe-horned in. But I concede I might as well be asking for a pony at this point.

Thanks for any help and or boosts!

MikeFromLFE ,
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The Titus Groan trilogy is very hard going at times, but ultimately rewarding (but only after re-reading)

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