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Quidnunc
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| Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 9:49 pm
Post subject: Help please? |
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I used to know a word meaning the inability to name an object, & now I
appear to have that condition, I can't remember the word to describe it.
It's 3 or 4 syllables & may begin with an "a", but then again, may not. I
also used to have a trick to remember it, but needless to say, I've
forgotten that too. Couldn't sleep last night for trying to get it.
Any suggestions please?
JJ
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Anita
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| Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 9:55 pm
Post subject: Re: Help please? |
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"Quidnunc" <News@quidnunc.fsnet.co.> a écrit dans le message de news:
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| Quote: | I used to know a word meaning the inability to name an object, & now I
appear to have that condition, I can't remember the word to describe it.
It's 3 or 4 syllables & may begin with an "a", but then again, may not. I
also used to have a trick to remember it, but needless to say, I've
forgotten that too. Couldn't sleep last night for trying to get it.
Any suggestions please?
JJ
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Quidnunc
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| Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 10:00 pm
Post subject: Re: Help please? |
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"Anita" <jhm@usa.net> wrote in message
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"Quidnunc" <News@quidnunc.fsnet.co.> a écrit dans le message de news:
dg1jlo$dad$1@news6.svr.pol.co.uk...
I used to know a word meaning the inability to name an object, & now I
appear to have that condition, I can't remember the word to describe it.
It's 3 or 4 syllables & may begin with an "a", but then again, may not. I
also used to have a trick to remember it, but needless to say, I've
forgotten that too. Couldn't sleep last night for trying to get it.
Any suggestions please?
JJ
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Thank you yes, a speedy reply - that's it! It also reminded me of my
forgotten remembrance trick - ( A p(h)rase I'd forgotten, ok a word, or
being phazed by it's loss.
JJ
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Graeme Thomas
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| Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 11:59 pm
Post subject: Re: Help please? |
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In article <dg1jlo$dad$1@news6.svr.pol.co.uk>, Quidnunc
<News@quidnunc.fsnet.co.?> writes
| Quote: | I used to know a word meaning the inability to name an object, & now I
appear to have that condition, I can't remember the word to describe it.
It's 3 or 4 syllables & may begin with an "a", but then again, may not. I
also used to have a trick to remember it, but needless to say, I've
forgotten that too. Couldn't sleep last night for trying to get it.
Any suggestions please?
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I see that others have suggested "aphasia", which is "an inability to
express thoughts in speech". That covers some of the right area, but a
specific difficulty with names -- particularly people's names -- is
either "nominal aphasia", or "lethenomia".
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Django Cat
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| Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 12:35 am
Post subject: Re: Help please? |
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Quidnunc wrote:
| Quote: | I used to know a word meaning the inability to name an object, & now
I appear to have that condition, I can't remember the word to
describe it. It's 3 or 4 syllables & may begin with an "a", but then
again, may not. I also used to have a trick to remember it, but
needless to say, I've forgotten that too. Couldn't sleep last night
for trying to get it. Any suggestions please? JJ
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How's Pepys getting on?
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Adrian Bailey
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| Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 4:38 am
Post subject: Re: Help please? |
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"Quidnunc" <News@quidnunc.fsnet.co.> wrote in message
news:dg1kbf$rt9$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk...
| Quote: | "Anita" <jhm@usa.net> wrote in message
news:4324537c$0$6907$626a14ce@news.free.fr...
"Quidnunc" <News@quidnunc.fsnet.co.> a écrit dans le message de news:
dg1jlo$dad$1@news6.svr.pol.co.uk...
I used to know a word meaning the inability to name an object, & now I
appear to have that condition, I can't remember the word to describe it.
It's 3 or 4 syllables & may begin with an "a", but then again, may not.
I
also used to have a trick to remember it, but needless to say, I've
forgotten that too. Couldn't sleep last night for trying to get it.
Any suggestions please?
JJ
Aphasia?
Thank you yes, a speedy reply - that's it! It also reminded me of my
forgotten remembrance
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I wouldn't use "remembrance" in this context, whatever the dictionary might
say.
| Quote: | trick - ( A p(h)rase I'd forgotten, ok a word, or
being phazed
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fazed
its
Or simply a phase ya have to go through...
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