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Aoife
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17 Dec 2007, 1:23 pm

Khalaris wrote:
Sometimes words completely lose their meaning when I look at them or think about them for too long. Then I'm not sure if it's a real word or not. It's very confusing and frustrating.


Oh, yay! I'm not a complete freak of nature. Or if I am, I'm not alone. :D



BlueMax
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17 Dec 2007, 1:47 pm

I've ALWAYS experienced this! I remember as a young boy mulling over the word "piano". Peeyaaaanooooo... it doesn't mean anything....


Also, in speech, I'll often forget common words and be reaching for them but they're mysteriously absent!!

"To wake up in the morning, I set my...... my...... oh for crying out loud, what's that thing called??"
[coworker looks at me with revulsion] "...Alarm clock?"
"Yeah. That. Sheesh! Stupid brain of mine."