Talk:Free Association
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Latest comment: 2 June 2024 by Driftin Soul in topic why is "free association" a pun on "free association"
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Famitsu interview confirmed Free Association is the fishes found throughout levels.
> ちなみに曲を奏でているのはステージの周りを泳いでいる記憶の魚たちで、"Mnemonic Clouds"と呼ばれています。
https://s.famitsu.com/news/202403/28337896.html?page=3 Mslabo102 (talk) 17:35, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
why is "free association" a pun on "free association"
shouldn't it be "a reference to" not "a pun on"? Rhombus (talk) 20:55, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
- Well, it can be seen as a pun on two distinct word meanings: association as in "the act of associating" (in this case referring specifically to the mentioned psychoanalytical technique) as well as the fact that the group is an association as in "a group of persons associated for a common purpose; an organization; society" (referring both literally to the fishlike characters that have been confirmed to make up the musical group, and also the mentioned sociopolitical concept).
Driftin Soul [Talk!] 21:15, 2 June 2024 (UTC)