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[–] [email protected] 13 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

Trouble recalling commonly used words is a big one for me. Also I use other words as placeholder who are adjacent in my head, like dishwasher and washing machine. Followed by frustration that people don't have the same association and immediately understand what I mean

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

"Thingy," "that thing," "thingamabob," and "whatchacallit" are all valid ways that myself, my friends, and my family refer to items. Sometimes there's an adjective or relative descriptor used to clarify, like "that spiky thing," or "the blue thingy next to the TV."

Do you also sometimes go through the alphabet when trying to find a word? Usually if I can figure out what sound/letter starts the word I'm looking for, I can find the rest of it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

Usually I remember the inflection and number of syllables of the word I want, just not the actual sounds.