Saturday 28 February 2015

When it comes to the vocabulary of sensory perception, smell is at a significant disadvantage - especially if you speak English

When it comes to the vocabulary of sensory perception, smell is at a significant disadvantage - especially if you speak English


Several years ago, the sensory psychologist Avery Gilbert wrote a blog post on the subject of body odor in the erotic romance novel “Fifty Shades of Grey,” by E. L. James. The book, he observed, is liberally scented. At one point, its male protagonist, Christian Grey, is said to be redolent of “freshly laundered linen and some expensive body wash,” which prompts its female protagonist, Anastasia Steele, to announce, “I want to breathe this elixir for eternity.” Ana’s aroma is equally enticing...

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