John Hopkins Univesity study claims linguists view the world differently

If two people were to look at a common object, they may see entirely different things. According to a new study from Johns Hopkins University, a person's familiarity with an object - in particular with letters of the alphabet - will influence the features they notice. By studying the varying ways people perceive an alphabet, the researchers found that expertise helps to sort out the features that don't matter, leaving novices to view letters as more complex. While novices were found to point out differences more quickly, experts of the language were more accurate in their selections. As letters became more complex, decision time slowed for novices.