Catch Word #215 – I totally blanked
What’s the topic today? It totally slipped my mind. Oh, that’s right! Today’s topic is forgetfulness. In this Catch Word episode, Andrew and Suzanne provide useful phrases to express forgetfulness when our mind goes blank and we can’t remember what we wanted to say. Enjoy!
Fun facts
Did you know there’s a world record for memory? When he was 10 years old, Nischal Narayanam won a Guinness World Record for memorizing 225 random objects in 12 minutes. Several people can even boast the ability to memorize the order of an entire deck of 52 cards, including the correct number and suit. How brilliant is that?
Expressions included in the study guide
- Handy
- Fuzzy
- To slip [one’s] mind
- To pick up [something]
- To go blank
- To make fun of [someone]
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Catch Word #215 – I totally blanked
What’s the topic today? It totally slipped my mind. Oh, that’s right! Today’s topic is forgetfulness. In this Catch Word episode, Andrew and Suzanne provide useful phrases to express forgetfulness when our mind goes blank and we can’t remember what we wanted to say. Enjoy!
Fun facts
Did you know there’s a world record for memory? When he was 10 years old, Nischal Narayanam won a Guinness World Record for memorizing 225 random objects in 12 minutes. Several people can even boast the ability to memorize the order of an entire deck of 52 cards, including the correct number and suit. How brilliant is that?Expressions included in the study guide
- Handy
- Fuzzy
- To slip [one’s] mind
- To pick up [something]
- To go blank
- To make fun of [someone]
Copyright: Culips.com For more information about this episode, visit this page or culips.com. Credit: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Step On by Jahzzar
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Sign inHosts: Andrew Bates and Suzanne Cerreta
Music: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Step On by Jahzzar
Episode preparation/research: Andrew Bates
Audio editor: Andrew Bates
Transcriptionist: Heather Bates
Study guide writer: Kassy White
English editor: Stephanie MacLean
Business manager: Tsuyoshi Kaneshima
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