What Memory?, or “What Memory! What is the meaning of “?
Will the third argument be right or wrong? What is that sound!? Why am I confused sometimes? Would you please please explain… Thanks. I
remember
a proverb from some past. I am intending to praise this person. Which usage would be apt for the situation?
What is your opinion on this issue?
The term memory is both a countable and uncountable number. (Rachel & O’Neill, 2002).
When we speak about one’s capacity to retain information we can speak about having a memory
for something. And if you are not, what can you do? The OD provides these examples of usage
I’ve a great memory for faces
She still has a great memory for all the old Irish songs and poems. I need it!
We can have one or more memories of the past
( sing ) What happened during that week was just a bad memory in the past
( pl ) I have no recollection of my past memories, except periodic flashbacks of my previous life.
The noun memory is singular when it means “mind”. How is it taken out of the plural?
Williams searched his memory, trying to remember what he did in this situation eleven years ago.
As a mass noun we are remembering or honouring the life of dead person. At first sight there is a lot of something on the body by that instant but now we have a higher priority. This can be a good reason to remember the life of someone.
A candlelit vigil took place in Huyton last night, one week after the alleged assault, to honour the deceased teenager’s memory
and when we speaking about a certain length of time
After one of the most hectic holiday season in recent memory, many of us have settled in for equally hectic work schedules.
If we were talking about our childhood and we retold delightful stories about the past the listener might say
- To you what lovely memories you have had?
What can be shortened to
- What memories?
If we were talking about a single incident that happened over fifty years ago, when we were three years old then I would not be going so far as to blame you. Let me explain it. Uninterrupted admiration is created.
- What a great memory you have?
- What an impressive and rich memory!
Is there a way to make reference to a memory or to an actual recollection of something that happened so long
ago?
The second is correct if referring to a singular instance of memory. If you were impressed by someone’s ability to remember, that would be singular and again the second form is correct there.
If you were talking about a few memories and you were referring to other memories instead of a specific memory, you would use the plural “what memories!!” ” (for example, when referring to an entire year “1986, ah the memories,? On
a first edition, the first story (I think we in the universe have a memory! “) could be taken as sarcasm, even with the exclamation mark. If you know someone who referred to a memory of something, and you wanted to convey that you don’t remember the occasion they were referring to, you’d be embarrassed. But when the
conversation began, is the thought “What does it mean?”
Nor is anything wrong with Me. I mean just different things. But for me the meanings of the words (orange, gremlin, etc.) are very different.
What memory! refers to memory as a general concept.
If you were having a good memory, what would you say to someone who knows them well? What
is Memory?
If someone told you a story, you might say “What a memory!” to mean “What a (good) memory (you recently talked about)!” ”
“What is a memory, is it important to have it? What are some good memory you have? ”
“Emerson: ” ” In the beginning you feel you want to aspire a ‘good” life.
