Originally Posted by HowlerKarma
She usually managed to place it completely appropriately contextually, so people other than me didn't understand that she was quoting Emeril rather than making it up as she went. It wasn't exactly echolalia, either, because as noted, she was using it IN context. It was almost like a word-acquisition skill on steroids.

Scarily familiar. I'm an auditory learner; DS is a few degrees beyond me. I swear he can quote entire conversations from memory if he wants. Sometimes I have the feeling of déjà vu--probably because part of a months-old conversation is being replayed in a new situation.

What is to give light must endure burning.