Growing up, my parents always told me I didn't speak English; I spoke "Mandanese". "Mandanese" was my own dialect of English. Only close family members and friends could understand the language. Basically, I would talk to people as if they knew my thoughts, and I didn't practice censorship ("D"of mouth). I can still remember my mom saying, "Manda, you need to think before you talk."
Throughout my years of schooling, I've pretty much sqaushed Mandanese (on a rare occasion it comes out when I'm tired). Recently, I have not been able to form complete sentences...has Mandanese come back into my life? The symptoms are unfamiliar...
SYMPTOMS:
- act out each sentence or phrase (as if I'm playing charades)
- talk like a cave woman. "I go to park."
I hope there is a cure...
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