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What happens if we gobblefunk around with words?

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Apr 20, 2024
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If I was in charge of universities I would make Roald Dahl’s 1982 story, “The BFG”1 compulsory reading for all healthcare professionals.

“Gobblethunk”, the word play and puns language spoken by the BFG, was inspired by Patricia Neal’s post-stroke speech disorder. The Oscar winning actress, and Dahl’s wife, had parietal lobe damage and associated word fin…

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