I don’t know how prevalent it is to mix up your words when you’re talking and say the wrong ones, but I’ve been doing it for at least 15 or so years. It may happen when I’m thinking out loud, telling myself what I have to do next.
Today I said, “Okay, have to pay the dog insurance.†That wasn’t it, so I said out loud, “I mean, cat insurance.â€
I shut my eyes and tried again. “Car insurance.†YES