Re: CHAT: Boston miniconlangcon photos

"H. S. Teoh" wrote:
> > My wife has this problem; I think it's a *lot* more common than
> > not recognizing faces.
> [snip]
>
> Well, I *also* have this problem. :-P It usually takes me up to 10
> reminders before I can reliably remember a person's name.
I'm good with names, just not connecting names and faces or voices.
:-)  That's one reason I prefer books over movies, cause I can remember
the characters' names in a book, and remember what they did, etc., but
watching a movie I'll often not realize that the person who did one
thing and the person who did another thing are the same (*especially* if
it's an unnamed character), especially if there's more than 3 or 4 main
characters, or if they resemble each other.

Speaking of voices, I remember once, when I was around 10 or so, calling
up a friend, and his mother answered, and I mistook her for him, which
was rather embarrassing ("Can you come over to play?").  :-)  I also
have a strong tendency to avoid using names, out of fear of using the
wrong name.  I'm not quite as bad at it as I used to be, tho.  But, I've
jokingly remarked a few times that everyone should be required to wear
name tags.  :-)

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