I always forget refactoring, as in code refactoring, and fiber.

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I was going to answer this but I can’t remember.

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Same here, I have that same word on the tip of my tongue and can’t remember it either.

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My mnemonic is “for eggsample.”

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I use “in essence” for i.e.

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Example given

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my mnemonics are:
e.g. = egxample, i.e. = in eother words

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I do, too, but that’s remembering, not forgetting.

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I think writers and readers both stumble over them. I avoid both altogether these days.

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Everyone’s names.

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me too, uh… ulysses bankster five.

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The phrase “Baader-Meinhof effect”

I love pointing out examples of it but always forget the name, leading to an awkward moment when I try to explain it

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For the people who hadn’t heard of it (like me): https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_illusion

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I have ADHD, so pretty much every word when I need it most.

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Ifyp scatterbrained to all hell

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