stackyFACTSThe word 'unbreakable' is not one unit; it is aggressively split into 'un-', 'break', and '-able'. Your language centers slice words into microscopic morphemic chunks to decode definitions. Every conversation requires a million tiny acts of unconscious linguistic butchery.
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