Timeline for Is there a word for someone who forgets people's names?
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| Jul 14, 2018 at 11:41 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackEnglish/status/1018098126618492928 | ||
| Jul 13, 2018 at 14:16 | answer | added | brannerchinese | timeline score: 0 | |
| Feb 26, 2017 at 21:24 | history | protected | tchrist♦ | ||
| Feb 26, 2017 at 21:21 | comment | added | William | I have the same thing. I will get a job at a restaurant with maybe twenty employees, and it will take me months before I know everyone's names, though I see them daily. It is an aphasia of sorts, and I like the colloquial 'tortle' - but I'm not brain damaged. I Have been this way my whole life. And have learned to hide it well. | |
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| S Sep 26, 2016 at 22:08 | history | suggested | BladorthinTheGrey | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 15, 2015 at 11:22 | vote | accept | Gordonium | ||
| Mar 15, 2015 at 11:20 | answer | added | Hot Licks | timeline score: 3 | |
| Mar 15, 2015 at 10:02 | comment | added | busukxuan | @Gordonium I have no idea, but after seeing the "aphasia“ you provided and combining it with my limited knowledge in Latin, I found a word just one step closer: anomia, more appropriately anomic aphasia. However, I might still not be close enough, as the word can refer to trouble remembering the names of anything, not necessarily people. | |
| Mar 15, 2015 at 9:36 | comment | added | Gordonium | Good suggestion. I've edited it for clarity. In terms of absent-minded, I'm after something that would give an impression of someone who might actually try quite hard to remember names but still fails to do so - I'm not entirely sure absent minded does the trick. | |
| Mar 15, 2015 at 9:33 | history | edited | Gordonium | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 15, 2015 at 9:29 | comment | added | Mari-Lou A | absent-minded— having or showing a habitually forgetful or inattentive disposition. But that doesn't necessarily mean the person hasn't a memory for names. By placing "she is an excellent __", you're making out it to be a virtue. I realize it's meant to be an ironic/sarcastic/teasing remark, but it will throw people off. I presume you're looking for a noun. | |
| Mar 15, 2015 at 9:09 | review | First posts | |||
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| Mar 15, 2015 at 9:08 | history | asked | Gordonium | CC BY-SA 3.0 |