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May 19, 2021 · This mixing up words when speaking anxiety symptom can come and go rarely, occur frequently, or persist indefinitely. For example, you may get your words mixed up once and a while and not that often, get them mixed up off and on, or get them mixed up all the time.
- Spoonerism
- Malapropism
- Other Ways We Play with English Words
A ‘spoonerism’ is when a speaker accidentally mixes up the initial sounds or letters of two words in a phrase. The result is usually humorous.
A ‘malapropism’ is when an incorrect word is used in a sentence that sounds like the correct word but means something completely different.
Blends
One of the easiest ways to get words mixed up is to think of one word while trying to say another. This is how blends end up happening. These mistakes happen regularly in all languages and are usually easy to notice. One famous example in pop culture is from the 2004 film Mean Girls, where the main character Cady gets nervous and accidentally creates the word grool.
Portmanteaus
Sometimes, though, these blends are intentional and become official words of their own. These new words are called portmanteaus and are quite common in English. Don’t believe me? Well, think about the last time you listened to a podcast (iPod + broadcast), breathed in smog (smoke + fog), on met friends for brunch (breakfast + lunch). A relatively new blended word is for a type of food from Louisiana that has increased in popularity in recent years, especially around American Thanksgiving. Do...
Nov 5, 2020 · Agnosia happens when the brain areas linked to vision and memory are damaged, like in Alzheimer’s disease or stroke. If you can’t find the right names for objects you properly see and recognize, the condition is called anomia. This is more of a language than a visual recognition problem.
May 24, 2023 · The main feature of this pattern of aphasia is difficulty finding words that you really want to use, particularly nouns and verbs.
Jun 19, 2023 · But for people with a disorder called aphasia, it's as if their brain's word cabinet has fallen over and mixed their words around, resulting in varying levels and forms of impairment with language comprehension and expression.
Symptoms can range widely from getting a few words mixed up to having difficulty with all forms of communication. Some people are unaware that their speech makes no sense and get frustrated when others don't understand them.
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I don't mix up letters but if I'm busting out some setences/paragraphs, I'll occasionally write the wrong word ending. Like an ING when it should be something else. It's rare, but when I proof read something, I catch it happening a bit.
