Mixing up words

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1. certain words I switch pretty reliably with other words. I don't mean that every time I try to say "left" I will ALWAYS say "right", but it happens very often with those two words. Also I mix up sweatpants/snowpants with one another at least 50% of the time (I will know what I mean but the other word comes out), and also slippers/sandals. I cant think of any other word combos I do this with.

2. sometimes I go to say a word and I just can't think of it no matter how I try, or for another reason I can't quickly figure out what word to use, so I resort to describing the word. One notable instance was when I was typing to a friend in Australia and my brain got hung up analyzing the word "biscuit" when describing what I would be making for dinner, and the fact that it isn't' a flaky dinner roll type thing over there, but a dry cookie (I think?) and I ended up just typing "yeast form" because it was more easily all-emcompassing to describe a dinner side dish that is breadlike and you put butter on, than trying to figure out what to say. I've also asked if anyone has fed the "animals" yet because the word "cats" didn't come to me fast enough. I'm not sure anyone realizes the reason I do that, it probably just sounds quirky.

3. sometimes I go to say something and the entire sentence comes out jumbled with the words in the wrong order. This even happens when I'm talking to myself sometimes. I will go to say something like "well, I guess I have to get some more shampoo when I go to the store later" and what will come out will be "well, shampoo... gotta get to the store for some later", or "these boots won't work at all" will come out as "these don't shoes at all", etc.

Mine is with problems getting the words correct when I speak. At times, I don't know what I said. The words can be completely unrelated.

It happens to me sometimes too. Just tonight I went to Subway and I asked for a 12 foot sub when I meant to say a 12 inch sub.

I mix up words sometimes writing out posts.
And I mix up names too.
Like yesterday I asked my dad when his friend Curtis was coming over.
Dad: "Curtis? Do you mean Kevin?"
Me: "Yeah I mean Kevin".

I mentioned this in another recent thread, but for some reason I frequently say "vacuum" when I mean "mow". I suppose it's because in my mind the action performed is very similar (running a tool methodically over a surface). I know the difference, of course, but it comes pouring out of my mouth before I can think it through.

I skip words, or mix up/leave out prefixes and suffixes when I type.

I used to have issues with expressive language while speaking when I was a kid, but not so much anymore. Like, I'd sometimes have trouble retrieving words.

You want to google "expressive language disorder", too.

Wow, story of my life- forgetting words and not being able to say things.
My problem is I mix up languages
@-@ and then everyone think s I'm just trying to show off and humble bragging when I say: "oh, now what was that word in English- damn and it is my first language. XYZ language (whichever it happens to be) has just taken over my brain!"
I'm not trying to show how fluent I am or how much I think in a particular language I literally just can't recall >~<
I flip words- SO MUCH.
Like:
I store want to go.
Instead of "I want to go to the store"
Like I'll use the linguistic structure of a vastly different or completely opposite language (usually the one that the other person doesn't know) and then keep all the words from English usually (just because I mostly speak English to others on a daily basis).
And then it makes NO sense...
: /.
Sometimes I feel comfortable speaking one language instead of the one I should be using
UGH! It's so annoying- like brain just work te way u're supposed to!

I do stuff like that a lot but I always thought it was due to my dyslexia getting words confused

Regarding a second language, in my many attempts to learn Spanish through college I found that I either had to translate on the fly or replace the english word with the spanish one in my head if I wanted to avoid translating. And by that I mean I had to actually lose/forget/drop the english word from my language skills completely or it would block learning the spanish equivalent. Despite being able to hold disparate views simultaneously, even multiple ones, for a logical argument or exploration, I cannot do the same for language. At all...

I´m a bit relieved reading all this. I don´t think, I´m abnormal anymore

I mix up words all the time.