Communication
hear yourself think
have enough quiet to think
If you can hear yourself think, there is enough quiet for you to think clearly.
Hear it in real life
Why did you leave the café?
It was packed and noisy, so I couldn't hear myself think.
The music is so loud that I can't hear myself think.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: It's too noisy that I can't hear me think.
Say: It's so noisy that I can't hear myself think.
The fixed phrase uses the reflexive pronoun "myself," not "me."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
can't hear yourself think; hear yourself think
Your turn: say it out loud
The music is so loud that I can't hear myself think.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
hear yourself think
have enough quiet to think
“The music is so loud that I can't hear myself think.”
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