Do you move your mouth when you read?

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Re: Do you move your mouth when you read?

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OMG! I do that alot. Especially if it is intriguing.
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Only when I read aloud to others.
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Post by Jeyasivananth »

That's a weird question. I guess i may move my lips a little but I do not think i keep it open or do I?
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Only if there's a song playing in the background I can sing along to.
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No, no need to move my mouth when reading because it is only my mind and eyes that coordinate to get me going.
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Nope, I never move my mouth nor read to myself. I do, however, make plenty of facial expressions!
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Only if I find myself having to reread and question what I just read, do I whisper or move my mouth.
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Post by Van112 »

Sometimes, i do. Sometimes I don't. I even read it aloud at times especially when i am into the book I am reading. It actually helps me understand it better sometimes.
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Sometimes I do. If a sentence didn't make sense and I need to reread it, I might whisper it to myself. But for the most part, I don't.
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I find it annoying when people do that. I tried it once and I found it to be quite tiring to be honest
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When I was younger, I was strictly warned not to move my lips while reading for some reason. I think the explanation was that it makes you look like you're just learning how to read or that you find reading difficult and to an extent I think it's true because I find myself trying to mumble the words out if the piece I'm reading contains a lot of complexities or errors.
I also read aloud to check for errors in my personal write-ups.
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sometimes I will do this when I am by myself reading and trying to analyze a difficult sentence structure. I will not do this in public though.
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I don't.
I just read it quietly to myself. Only exception might be if there is a sentence which didn't make sense. I might reread it by mumbling it.
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Post by Shrabastee Chakraborty »

I do not move my mouth or whisper while reading a story book, but I tend to purse my lips sometimes. This also happens when I am writing something or concentrating in general. But I do all three when I am reading something which is hard for me, for example, a scientific research article. I mumble to myself while proofreading, or pronounce the words silently while writing. I don't know if I look weird doing this.
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Moving your lips or reading aloud is a great tool to help comprehension. I do it when I read anything technical or confusing, or something with a lot of steps in it, like a recipe or directions. It helps me remember better.
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