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Thursday, February 6, 2025

A Slip Of The Tongue?

 An occasional slip of the tongue ... or a slip of the pen is normal and is quickly forgiven by the person listening or reading... that is ... if they even notice it. Even when they do, most people most of the time will recognize a slip of the tongue or pen for what it is and realize that what you meant to say or write ... is not what you did say or write.



The actress was reminiscing the good old days with his ex by scanning an old photo album. She was almost teary-eyed ... it was a very poignant scene ... until she said this line:

"These images in the album INVOKE nostalgia ... some bitter-sweet memories of the past."

If you are not listening well because you got distracted by the pathos of the dramatic scene... you missed the slip of the tongue. Instead of using INVOKE ... the better word is EVOKE.

Evoke is to bring or recall (a feeling, memory, or image) to the conscious mind. It means to elicit a response. or bring a scenario or an emotion into your mind.

While invoke is to call on (a deity or spirit) for instance in a prayer, as a witness for inspiration. It means you pray to, plead with, beseech, implore, or supplicate. It also means to cite or appeal to (someone or something) as an authority for an action or in support of an argument.

Somebody differentiated the two terms: "When you evoke something, you draw it out, be it an action or emotion but when you invoke something, you call upon it. An easy way to remember it is that when you invoke a being or person, their presence will evoke a feeling or reaction from you."

Invoke means “to call upon” or “to mention,” and is often used when someone is identifying a law, a privilege, or an authority, as in “invoke previous court decisions.” Evoke can mean both “to bring to mind” as in “evoke memories” and “to cause to happen,” as in “evoked laughter from the crowd.”

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