Prion
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I've just noticed something that I do, that is completely normal for me, but nobody else to seems to do it. That is, that when people say things (especially directions or commands) I often find it really vague, and have to inquire further about what they meant.
I will give an example: Today was my first day of high school. My Spanish teacher told us (the class) that she was going to give a short autobiography in Spanish, and that we had to write down everything that we were able to understand from it, in English.
Well, I was confused. Was I suppose to make a list of each individual word that I recognized, only once? This seemed the most likely, but it was also possible that I had to attempt to write down everything I understood of what she was saying, as she said it (like, in a sentence). Well, I chose the former...incorrectly
. She wanted us to write down everything we could translate in English of what she said, exactly as she said it. Everyone else seemed to know precisely what to do...but how? The directions didn't appear to be clear to me.
Another quick example: I was at work. I was going to load two items into one of the three vehicles. I asked my father (and boss) where to put them. He said "put that one in the back, and the other one in the truck." I put one of the things in the dump truck we were standing near...but, where was I supposed to put the other thing? I wasn't sure, so I assumed by "truck" he meant the one truck we had that wasn't technically a "dump truck" and put it in there...again, incorrectly. He said by "truck" he meant "inside the truck that you already put the other item in the back of" (paraphrase). How was that supposed to be implied?
It can be annoying at times, and it makes me seem rather stupid, having to ask so many questions and having a 50% (or more) chance of messing up.
It works the opposite way too. I am occasionally mocked for being pedantic, and for "rambling", though it's actually just a longer than average explanation, not actual disorganized rambling. Actually, I rarely get to finish what I have to say, because people tend to cut me off once they immediately assume they know what I mean.
...what is this, and what do I do (if anything) about it? Does anyone else experience similar things?
I will give an example: Today was my first day of high school. My Spanish teacher told us (the class) that she was going to give a short autobiography in Spanish, and that we had to write down everything that we were able to understand from it, in English.
Well, I was confused. Was I suppose to make a list of each individual word that I recognized, only once? This seemed the most likely, but it was also possible that I had to attempt to write down everything I understood of what she was saying, as she said it (like, in a sentence). Well, I chose the former...incorrectly

Another quick example: I was at work. I was going to load two items into one of the three vehicles. I asked my father (and boss) where to put them. He said "put that one in the back, and the other one in the truck." I put one of the things in the dump truck we were standing near...but, where was I supposed to put the other thing? I wasn't sure, so I assumed by "truck" he meant the one truck we had that wasn't technically a "dump truck" and put it in there...again, incorrectly. He said by "truck" he meant "inside the truck that you already put the other item in the back of" (paraphrase). How was that supposed to be implied?
It can be annoying at times, and it makes me seem rather stupid, having to ask so many questions and having a 50% (or more) chance of messing up.
It works the opposite way too. I am occasionally mocked for being pedantic, and for "rambling", though it's actually just a longer than average explanation, not actual disorganized rambling. Actually, I rarely get to finish what I have to say, because people tend to cut me off once they immediately assume they know what I mean.
...what is this, and what do I do (if anything) about it? Does anyone else experience similar things?