“Language difficulties, such as forgetting the right words for things, can be a sign of dementia.
“They may struggle with vocabulary, have trouble naming a familiar object or use the wrong name (e.g., calling a “watch” a “hand-clock”).”
“People with dementia may “use substitutions or talk around the word they cannot recall.”
https://www.eatthis.com/news-dementia-memory-sign/
People with dementia may “use substitutions or talk around the word they cannot recall.”
Oh jeez—I have been doing this for years..The thing that is green that we eat.... (lettuce)