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Whats that word?

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What is the word for when you cant remember the word for something?

Hope you can help!

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Lynne Hand

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Forgetting words

Do you know what - I can't remember - ha ha!

Actually lethologica is the temporary inability to remember a word.

I hope you don't suffer from it!

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I frequently have lethologica, but I probably won't remember that word, so you'll have to remind me of it.

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    can't = can not
    it's = it is
    I'm = I am
    we're = we are
    they're = they are

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Are you talking about lapse, slip (of the memory/mind) ? it's when you cannot remember a word for something you call that a lapse, right?
 

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Are you talking about lapse, slip (of the memory/mind) ? it's when you cannot remember a word for something you call that a lapse, right?

I like Crisa's explanation!

In my case, I call a memory lapse a 'senior moment' or 'brain freeze'!

Cheers,
Amigos4
 
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