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I'm TERRIBLE with names. Seriously. I'm AWFUL.
I pick and mix bits of people's names and think that's the right one. Not just mixing up the first and last names but actual BITS of people's names. My spellings can be... creative. I sometimes INVENT people's names and convince myself that is the right one. And there're some names that I have to write down with different spellings before picking the right one. Like my fathership's name. WHAT?! It's a difficult name to spell, OK?!
I SUCK with names. I'm not TOO bad with the names I've just been told but if I'm not reminded soon-ish, all bets are off.
I'm pretty sure I didn't have this problem when I was younger. Maybe my memory's degenerating. Or maybe there's only a certain number of names a person's brain can retain and I've reached that limit.
I think that's exactly what happened. Yes. And that's exactly why I had this following exchange with my sisterunit. *nodnod*
Sisterunit: You know Bruce Willis, right?
Me: Do I?
SU: Er. YEAH.
Me: Are you sure?
SU: He's an actor! He's in that thing you like. That thing.
Me: He sounds vaguely familiar. But I'm pretty sure I don't know him.
SU: Whaaaaaaaaat?!
Me: Let me google him.
*googles*
Me: OMG. Yes. I DO KNOW HIM!!! OMG!!!! Of COURSE I KNOW HIM!!!!! DIE HARD!!! THE SIXTH SENSE!!! OMG, DIE HARD!!!!! He's freaking JOHN MCCLANE!!!!!
SU: ...
Me: ...
I don't know what to tell you, guys. /o\
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I pick and mix bits of people's names and think that's the right one. Not just mixing up the first and last names but actual BITS of people's names. My spellings can be... creative. I sometimes INVENT people's names and convince myself that is the right one. And there're some names that I have to write down with different spellings before picking the right one. Like my fathership's name. WHAT?! It's a difficult name to spell, OK?!
I SUCK with names. I'm not TOO bad with the names I've just been told but if I'm not reminded soon-ish, all bets are off.
I'm pretty sure I didn't have this problem when I was younger. Maybe my memory's degenerating. Or maybe there's only a certain number of names a person's brain can retain and I've reached that limit.
I think that's exactly what happened. Yes. And that's exactly why I had this following exchange with my sisterunit. *nodnod*
Sisterunit: You know Bruce Willis, right?
Me: Do I?
SU: Er. YEAH.
Me: Are you sure?
SU: He's an actor! He's in that thing you like. That thing.
Me: He sounds vaguely familiar. But I'm pretty sure I don't know him.
SU: Whaaaaaaaaat?!
Me: Let me google him.
*googles*
Me: OMG. Yes. I DO KNOW HIM!!! OMG!!!! Of COURSE I KNOW HIM!!!!! DIE HARD!!! THE SIXTH SENSE!!! OMG, DIE HARD!!!!! He's freaking JOHN MCCLANE!!!!!
SU: ...
Me: ...
I don't know what to tell you, guys. /o\
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comments).