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deadaposthesia

Auditory phenomenon wherein reading the work of a person with a particularly unique voice or accent causes the mind to hear that person's voice.

This is not unique to famous individuals, as works clearly written with various lingual accents (Irish, French, Pirate) yield similar results.
What's the deal with airline food?

Come on. You know you just read that as Jerry Seinfeld. That's deadaposthesia.
by deadapostle June 25, 2010
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