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ShowerthoughtsEnglish • 11 months ago

You know when something's on the tip of your tongue and — as frustrating as it is — you'd prefer to try and think of it rather than look it up? There should be a word for that.

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You know when something's on the tip of your tongue and — as frustrating as it is — you'd prefer to try and think of it rather than look it up? There should be a word for that.

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ShowerthoughtsEnglish • 11 months ago

Looking it up just kinda feels like cheating, y’know? Or at least throwing in the towel.

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Google translate says “Zungenspitze” is the German word for “tip of tongue”.

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