Word on the tip of your tongue? Here's a tool to help!

Shiloh · Jan 19, 2015

http://chir.ag/projects/tip-of-my-tongue/

I've found that I often can't think of the word I want, and that slows me down considerably and demoralizes me.

I couldn't remember the word "objective" today and found this. Under Word Meaning I put "experience", and under Starts With I put "o", and the word I was looking for was the top result!

Nice to have a little tool for a problem that peeves me, hope it helps y'all too.

AllenC · Jan 20, 2015

It looks intriguing... I will try it, thanx

atombaby · Jan 25, 2015

When I can't think of a word, I'll just place the thought or what I'm trying to say in parenthesis and keep typing. I've found that when I have to sit and think of the exact word I'm trying to say, it ruins the flow. So instead of being so hard on myself, I let it go immediately. I may be dumb today, but I won't be dumb next week, or next month when I go back to it!

culmo80 · Feb 3, 2015

Very cool! Thanks for sharing!

ManInBlack · Feb 5, 2015

Very interesting. Of course, I'm sure it's going to come to...

"Why can't I remember that word? It's...wait, I know there's a tool to remember words. Why can't I remember where it is?"

Sage · Feb 5, 2015

Looks really helpful. I'm often looking for the right word, with something close in meaning or close sounding that I know is not exactly right. It's the main thing I use a thesaurus for.

neandermagnon · Feb 5, 2015

atombaby said:
When I can't think of a word, I'll just place the thought or what I'm trying to say in parenthesis and keep typing. I've found that when I have to sit and think of the exact word I'm trying to say, it ruins the flow. So instead of being so hard on myself, I let it go immediately. I may be dumb today, but I won't be dumb next week, or next month when I go back to it!

I do this exact same thing. And the same when I know a word doesn't fit but I can't think of a better way to say it at that time. I can go back later and sort it out.

kdaniel171 · Feb 13, 2015

Wow, great tool! Sometimes thinking of the word you can't recall can be very annoying.
Thank you for sharing

Mydnite · Feb 13, 2015

Thank you, that looks interesting

Neegh · Feb 13, 2015

atombaby said:
When I can't think of a word, I'll just place the thought or what I'm trying to say in parenthesis and keep typing. I've found that when I have to sit and think of the exact word I'm trying to say, it ruins the flow. So instead of being so hard on myself, I let it go immediately. I may be dumb today, but I won't be dumb next week, or next month when I go back to it!

Exactly.

My first drafts look pretty ugly with a few, "ad---ment " and such up and down the page, but at least I get it out.

But that is an interesting link.

c.m.n. · Feb 13, 2015

When I have difficulty, I usually write another "easier" word that means the same thing, then use Word's thesaurus to look up synonyms. LOL

Most of the time, this method doesn't produce the exact word I wanted to use, but it helps me find better alternatives.

Quinn_Inuit · Feb 14, 2015

That's a useful tool. Thanks for sharing!

Deepthought · Feb 17, 2015

atombaby said:
When I can't think of a word, I'll just place the thought or what I'm trying to say in parenthesis and keep typing. I've found that when I have to sit and think of the exact word I'm trying to say, it ruins the flow. So instead of being so hard on myself, I let it go immediately. I may be dumb today, but I won't be dumb next week, or next month when I go back to it!

I do the exact same thing. I figure out the details later. I tend to elaborate at what my objective is or the emotion or idea that I am trying to convey for the exactitude of meaning so I know exactly what I was thinking when I go back to it, what sort of effect I was hoping to produce.

Godyth · Feb 19, 2015

Very cool!

I'm going to use this. When stuck, I try to block in the 'feel' of the word or a general meaning and move on. But when I'm tired, having a word on the tip of my tongue is often a giant tar-pit that sucks me down and kills the word flow.
Thanks!!

DadofSnorf · Feb 21, 2015

Thanks! I have used this about 10 times in the last week.

FLChicken · Feb 23, 2015

atombaby said:
When I can't think of a word, I'll just place the thought or what I'm trying to say in parenthesis and keep typing. I've found that when I have to sit and think of the exact word I'm trying to say, it ruins the flow. So instead of being so hard on myself, I let it go immediately. I may be dumb today, but I won't be dumb next week, or next month when I go back to it!

THIS! I do the same. And I love the theory about being 'dumb' one day, but not the next. haha

ADutchWriter · Feb 23, 2015

atombaby said:
When I can't think of a word, I'll just place the thought or what I'm trying to say in parenthesis and keep typing. I've found that when I have to sit and think of the exact word I'm trying to say, it ruins the flow. So instead of being so hard on myself, I let it go immediately. I may be dumb today, but I won't be dumb next week, or next month when I go back to it!

Pretty much my strategy as well.
Sometimes afterwards I completely rewrite sentences that I feel will convey what I want to tell even better.

It can be very frustrating being in the middle of a project and suddenly finding yourself stuck for the lack of a word when you already have the next couple of sentences in mind.

ctina · Feb 26, 2015

OMG it drives me crazy when I can't think of a word. I'll either just rewrite the sentence or sit there and keep asking myself WHAT WAS IT, BRAIN. COME ON.

So this'll be helpful--thank you for sharing!

rockondon · Mar 16, 2015

Neat tool.
A thesaurus usually works for me though.

Abisha · Mar 16, 2015

Ooh, this is extremely helpful! Reminds me of http://onelook.com/

Ravioli · Mar 16, 2015

Oh, English being my 3rd language I've had this problem SO often! This is an awesome discovery, thanks so much!!

Emily Winslow · Mar 22, 2015

I'm a little late responding, but, wow, thanks! Thesaurus.com really disappoints me so I'm glad to have another tool to try.

matthew86 · Apr 29, 2015

Wow,thanks for sharing.
I have that kind of problem all the time.
It looks really helpful and easy to use.

Word on the tip of your tongue? Here's a tool to help!

Shiloh

The Squid

AllenC

atombaby

nice & cynical

culmo80

ManInBlack

Sage

Supreme Guessinator

neandermagnon

Nolite timere, consilium callidum habeo!

kdaniel171

Mydnite

Neegh

c.m.n.

Beary cute ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Quinn_Inuit

Not a real eskimo

Deepthought

Think hard, often

Godyth

Crusader Rabbit is my hero.

DadofSnorf

FLChicken

ADutchWriter

ctina

rockondon

Abisha

Ravioli

Crazy Cat Lady

Emily Winslow

Do Not Walk on the Grass

matthew86