Is it normal to forget (for a few seconds) how to spell "character?

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I am a 72 year-old male, work out vigorously, eat healthy. Tonight I forgot, for a few seconds, how to spell "character" and I'm an excellent speller. I've had normal aging glitches before, like forgetting names or not being sure which day something happened earlier in the week, but nothing like this. I left out the "h" and sort of panicked, and was then trying to put the "h" later in the word. Also, I think my brain was wanting to spell "caricature." I immediately took some on-line spelling and memory tests and did above average and superior on everything. Oh, I'd had one glass of wine with dinner a little earlier. Should I be worried?

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Based on 76 votes (58 yes)
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  • RougeTheBat
    11 years ago

    Come on man your 72 and your at the prime of your life!Brush it off.

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  • Terence_the_viking
    11 years ago

    I can't spell inconveninent at the best of times.

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    • [Old Memory]
      11 years ago

      Incomveinientr

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  • Nokia
    11 years ago

    You probably shouldn't be worried, it's okay to have a brain fart every once and a while. If you find that it happens consistently, maybe then you should be worried.

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  • bananaface
    11 years ago

    Gawd, I do stuff like that all the time, and I'm 18! Your spelling/memory sounds pretty impressive to me.

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  • NeuroNeptunian
    11 years ago

    About as normal as wiping your butt after you shit... for some of us, anyway.

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  • disthing
    11 years ago

    In all likelihood, it's nothing. Really.

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  • Justnerdyme
    8 years ago

    Well everyone forgets something at some point. Whether it be for a split second, a few seconds, hours, day, weeks, months or even years. I wouldn't presume it is some sort of mental deterioration, but rather a natural aspect of the human mind.

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  • noid
    11 years ago

    Voted no. I meant yes it's normal.

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  • [Old Memory]
    11 years ago

    Brain training

    It's never too late

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