Somewhat related to 1 is a word for being stuck thinking how to express a complicated thought (rather than choosing between thoughts). Not quite the same as tongue-tied as this involves intense thinking (rather than eg being nervous).
(Example: some trains from Cambridge, UK to London are fast, some are slow (stopping at many stations). Sometimes there are two trains on adjacent platforms, a slow train leaving first, then a fast train leaving second (but often arriving first). Many a time I have observed passengers (and myself experienced) going up to a staff member and then freezing while trying to form the relevant question, viz: I’m going to London, so in order to arrive sooner, should I get on this slow train that’s about to leave or the fast train leaving later?)
It would be nice to have vocabulary to differentiate between [word-stuck-because-branching-paths], [word-stuck-because-complicated], [word-stuck-because-can’t-remember-words], and [word-stuck-because-put-off-balance] (tongue-tied).
Though it also comes to mind that with the right crowd, a sufficiently explanatory bracketed statement can just be said in full to achieve the same effect.
Somewhat related to 1 is a word for being stuck thinking how to express a complicated thought (rather than choosing between thoughts). Not quite the same as tongue-tied as this involves intense thinking (rather than eg being nervous).
(Example: some trains from Cambridge, UK to London are fast, some are slow (stopping at many stations). Sometimes there are two trains on adjacent platforms, a slow train leaving first, then a fast train leaving second (but often arriving first). Many a time I have observed passengers (and myself experienced) going up to a staff member and then freezing while trying to form the relevant question, viz: I’m going to London, so in order to arrive sooner, should I get on this slow train that’s about to leave or the fast train leaving later?)
It would be nice to have vocabulary to differentiate between [word-stuck-because-branching-paths], [word-stuck-because-complicated], [word-stuck-because-can’t-remember-words], and [word-stuck-because-put-off-balance] (tongue-tied).
Though it also comes to mind that with the right crowd, a sufficiently explanatory bracketed statement can just be said in full to achieve the same effect.