Do You Ever Forget The Word You're Looking For...

[cupid04]

As I get older I can't think of the word I'm looking for. For instance I can never usually remember the word minimize...I get flummoxed and I say
smallen.... Do you have made up words for the one you can't remember?
What are they?

[Slapshot]

used to be an anmnesiac but now chocolate

[Baldric]

OH was talking about something on her car a while back and came out with Windscreepers

[cupid04]

Slapshot...do you find it easy to sleep when you're not on shifts?

[Slapshot]

Murderously so Cupes my sweet, worse just now with all sorts of renovations at home. Day shifts are the worst, average about three hours between shifts.... big struggle!!

[WELSHYORKIE]

errrm, errrm, errrm, errrm ............................ no

[Peter Pedant]

Pharmacist today

I asked if I could call later - like 2 am

oops sorry I meant 2 pm !

Inability to name things - its called .... its called...
nominal dysphasia

can be very troublesome and usually coincides with days where I am compelled in a supermarket to imitate Nixdorf scanners.
( my impression is... quite good ...boop boop !)

[berniecuddles]

cant remember cupid's name so its old girl

[Sqad]

PP

\\\Inability to name things - its called .... its called...
nominal dysphasia\\\

Aphasia PP...aphasia.....nominal aphasia.

Dysphasia is difficulty in saying it.

[Peter Pedant]

Swad - there you are you see ?
I've got it ( boop boop )

we were taught by a dead neurologist ( Hopkins I think ) that dysphasia was incomplete and aphasia was complete

is one thinking of dysarthria perhaps ?

[Obiter]

My mother used to replace a word that she could not remember with "thingy".

I have found it very useful from time to time.

[stuey]

Talking about words, I'm a firm adherent of the adage why use a big word when a miniscule variation will sufficiently convey your intended meaning in an equally efficacious manner.

[glenbar]

Know what you mean, but my partner drives me mad sometimes with whatchamacallit. oojamaflip, whatsisname and thingamajig.

[askyourgran]

Lately I've struggled to find the word I need for crosswords, I'm glad it's not just me that can't think of the word I want. I usually say thingy or you-know-what.