The "word on the tip of my tongue" situation

15 years ago
Posts: 1444
round it up and ask people...
but if they dont know... i will search for it may self... then i will give up and then it will come around after the next hour of giving up...
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The sweeter the apple, the higher the branch. The quieter the fart, the nastier the smell.
GUESS WHO??
Yeah, not really.
I'm quite persistent, but I actually never have to try, since my tongue
always knows what to do. 😎 Basically, rarely happens to me. x]
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15 years ago
Posts: 1354
Well, there's always the option of finding a synonym. That's what I usually do, so that I don't look like I'm stuttering around for an answer. Lol. Although later, when I finally remember the word I wanted to use, I'm like: "...Damn it!"
I will find it.
I won't stop until I do.
Otherwise I'm left with that irritated feeling and it wont go until I figure it out.
Sometimes I remember at the most random times, but I always manage to find it.
One of the few things I'm not lazy about 🤣

15 years ago
Posts: 2275
There have been times when I've called people just to use them to help me figure out what word I want.
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and I don't know you. Make sure it doesn't leave the building."[/color]

15 years ago
Posts: 1078
I try everything to remember. If I walk away not knowing it, it remains on my mind for ages.

15 years ago
Posts: 910
Yes, it happens. I try to remember, but this usually happens in a conversation or speech context, so if it takes too long, I might skip it or try to find a word to replace it with.
Lalala~

15 years ago
Posts: 46
Thanks to seeing this I just remembered the name of a river I was trying to remember for a couple weeks and tried harder to figure out what it was.
And I did! 😀

15 years ago
Posts: 3888
I try but then give up.
It happened today. D:
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15 years ago
Posts: 776
I once fished a vocab book out of the trashcan because I KNEW the word I was looking for was in this book. I'm the sort of person that will suddenly burst out, "OH! It was ..." three days after I couldn't remember the word because I've been thinking of it since then.
I am a breath of insanity in a world of chaos.
Me: Performing Random Acts of Klutziness for over 30 years.