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Englishsz Posted 19 years ago
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polished = reduced?
Reunion marks the celebration of things found and familiar, a comfortable place with memories polished only by the passage of time.
polished = reduced?
polished = reduced?
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It's an odd expression, but I think it means memories enhanced by the passage of time -- as the years go by, we forget the boring or unpleasant aspect of events and remember only the shiny "polished" version.
- It's an odd expression, but I think it means memories enhanced by the passage of time -- as the years go by, we forget the boring or unpleasant aspect of events and remember only the shiny "polished" version.
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It's an odd expression, but I think it means memories enhanced by the passage of time -- as the years go by, we forget the boring or unpleasant aspect of events and remember only the shiny "polished" version.
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