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JitterbugPerfume Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-04 09:49 PM
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when a word/ phrase is just beyond your grasp
what do you do to remember/ retrieve it ?
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Bertha Venation Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-04 09:52 PM
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1. cuss a lot
Edited on Wed Jan-28-04 09:53 PM by Bertha Venation
That's about it. It doesn't make what I need come to me but it's fun.

A favorite author had a character who "schnunched and sockofissed" to get the right word....
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JitterbugPerfume Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-04 10:00 PM
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2. Solution as good as any
Bertha <smile> Word I was trying to remember is AUTISM Just could not retrieve it . I was just sitting here PMing a friend and it popped into my head ---autism
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NJCher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-04 10:04 PM
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3. eat a carrot
I read why that works but forgot, LOL. But it does work, most of the time.


Cher
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SOteric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-04 10:11 PM
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4. www.thesaurus.com
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JitterbugPerfume Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-04 10:27 PM
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5. Alright !!!
next time I will eat a carrot while looking up Thesaurus.com

at age 63 I have to try to hit all of the bases!
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