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Hello Rob, I'm here.

Oh, hello Faye.

Now, what are you doing here?

You told me to come by. Here I am and well why do you need me here?

Well Fay Fay I wanted to I needed to

well you had to come here because... because...

I don't know. My mind's gone blank.

You've forgotten? Yes. When you say my mind's gone blank it means that

suddenly you've completely forgotten what you're about to do or say. Here are

some examples of how to use this phrase. I didn't do well in the job interview. When

they asked me why I wanted to work there, my mind went blank. I wasn't sure why I'd applied for that

particular job at all. Alan failed the exam. He studied hard, but when he got

into the classroom to take it, he was so nervous that his mind went blank.

But he is a good student, so his teacher might give him a second chance.

Hmm, that is a useful expression.

Sometimes my mind goes blank too.

English can be a difficult language, so many words,

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