Lingqs like Steve's

In Italian, I see the word 'D'accordo' in a text. I realize, from having seen the English version of that text previously, the the word means 'OK'. Also, I suspect that I've seen something similar in French and Dutch. So that's a kind of link created in my mind (or 'lingq" as Steve Kaufmann would put it). It is a thin layer of incremental knowledge. It's a veneer, or cat of lacquer on the product on the way to achieving a finish.

What this means in practice is that the next time I meet it, is that I have a slightly greater chance of recognizing it, and, what is more, it'll take me a little less time to recognize.