Is it like a rough inference of what’s being said based on mouth movements, or is it more precise somehow? Would it be a mistake to think you knew exactly what was said by reading lips (even if you were good at it)?

  • ALostInquirerOP
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    1 year ago

    Thanks! I appreciate the perspective on this, as lip-reading is kinda like “eye-reading” to me in that I’ve struggled to understand what’s involved.

    To put my experience into perspective, which might work for at least a few people: subtitles. I mean… I’ve never asked anyone else but yall arent just reading them, right? To me they just clarify the speech subconsciously (for the most part), rather than me reading them off the screen when I need them. Subtitles are weird… Who knows if this is accurate to my experience or similar to others.

    This also helps me understand, as I often do watch stuff with subtitles to help better follow dialogue, and I’m usually not closely reading them all throughout.