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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
leave a memory to
Hi gurus!
'I will leave a memory here' - here as this place or what's currently happening.
Can I say that for the meaning = 'I will remember here'. Does it make sense to you? 'leave' a 'memory' sounds kind of odd to me, not logically but I found it sound somewhat convincing... Thanks in advance- Terr
'I will leave a memory here' - here as this place or what's currently happening.
Can I say that for the meaning = 'I will remember here'. Does it make sense to you? 'leave' a 'memory' sounds kind of odd to me, not logically but I found it sound somewhat convincing... Thanks in advance- Terr
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Hi. It sounds like a direct translation from your language rather than natural English, Anon. We wouldn't leave memories, in the first place; we take them away with us.
- Hi.
- It sounds like a direct translation from your language rather than natural English, Anon.
- We wouldn't leave memories, in the first place; we take them away with us.
- Something like: I will take with me fond memories of this place.
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Hi.
It sounds like a direct translation from your language rather than natural English, Anon. We wouldn't leave memories, in the first place; we take them away with us. Something like: I will take with me fond memories of this place.
It sounds like a direct translation from your language rather than natural English, Anon. We wouldn't leave memories, in the first place; we take them away with us. Something like: I will take with me fond memories of this place.
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"rememberance" is also used for memories.
I have nice rememberances of my trip to Paris.
I have nice rememberances of my trip to Paris.
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Note spelling: Remembrance
The dictionary may support this definition, but it doesn't sound natural to me. I wold say I have nice memories of...
For me, a remembrance is more often a thing that reminds me - like a little souvenir or a photo.
The dictionary may support this definition, but it doesn't sound natural to me. I wold say I have nice memories of...
For me, a remembrance is more often a thing that reminds me - like a little souvenir or a photo.
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Grammar GeekNote spelling: Remembrance"Fond" is another good word.
The dictionary may support this definition, but it doesn't sound natural to me. I wold say I have nice memories of...
For me, a remembrance is more often a thing that reminds me - like a little souvenir or a photo.
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Hi MM!
But doesn't 'leave memory' means 'forget' sometimes? Like in the following case:
"Where have I left my memory(of something)?" <-- got it from googling, I took it mean 'where have I forgot it'.
But never the less, you are right about the direct translation, although I wasn't awared that's how it pop up in my head, no wonder I found it convincing. Thanks!
But doesn't 'leave memory' means 'forget' sometimes? Like in the following case:
"Where have I left my memory(of something)?" <-- got it from googling, I took it mean 'where have I forgot it'.
But never the less, you are right about the direct translation, although I wasn't awared that's how it pop up in my head, no wonder I found it convincing. Thanks!
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It has left my memory could be a way of saying I forgot it, but as you can see, that is a different structure.
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