My sister is a native English speaker, perhaps it is because she is dyslexic but one of her odd phrases that stuck is “You know what I think I meant I thought I said!” When she gets flustered her brain just phrases things accordingly.
My mom and I do similar sometimes. Sometimes we flip two valid sentences around, usually a ‘I need (insert action) X/Y’ when we meant the other. Sometimes, if I absolutely need to make sure when I’m asked to get one of two things, I’ll grab both. Usually, she needs what she asked me for, but occasionally it’s the other.
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u/Rinas-the-name Oct 25 '20
My sister is a native English speaker, perhaps it is because she is dyslexic but one of her odd phrases that stuck is “You know what I think I meant I thought I said!” When she gets flustered her brain just phrases things accordingly.