Re: Seriously Forgetful [was Re: Terrified of [was Re: Regret the error]]

On Fri, 03 Mar 2006 17:36:28 GMT, "Maria Conlon"
<maria.c-b@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

This business of certain phrases (and words, too) sounding odd to me is
rather new and sort of scary -- maybe even terrifying. (I'm not
referring, by the way, to usages that are strictly regional. Not being
familiar with those usages is understandable.)

(Just now, it was necessary for me to look for synonyms of "area" that
begin with "r." I could remember the "r" but not "regional.")

I've been a reader ever since I was four or so; I've been the type who
reads dictionaries (as well as other types of books) just for the fun of
discovery. So, there are all sorts of common usages that should not
sound odd to me. And yet they do, and with increasing frequency.

Anyone else dealing with this? Any hints for improvement? You know --
drink carrot juice, or go into trances, or sleep more....?

Are you sure it's not caused by reading or repeating a word or phrase
over and over again? After a while, even the simplest, most familiar
thing starts to look weird and improbable. It's the effect of reading
this group, and being inveigled into really looking at a word or
phrase for the first time, after having taken it for granted all one's
life.

If it's not that, gingko biloba is supposed to be good. My husband
has just bought some, but I'm not sure he's remembering to take it.

--

Katy Jennison

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