remember of

English translation: Can you remember any . . .

04:18 May 28, 2003

English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary

English term or phrase: remember of

Can you say 'Can you remember of/- any advertisements, etc'. Do I put of after remember or just say 'Can you remember any ...,etc

lafresita (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 779 (1 open) (1 without valid answers) (9 closed without grading) Answers: 1541 United Kingdom
Local time: 05:21

Selected answer:Can you remember any . . .

Explanation:
. . ., but "Can you think of any . . .?"

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Note added at 2003-05-28 04:24:07 (GMT)
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Depending on what you are trying to get at, \"Do you remember any. . . ?\" may even sound more appropriate. Here is the difference:

The question \"Can you remember any. . . \" implies an invitation to exert some effort to remember, while \"Do you remember any . . . \" is more neutral.

Selected response from:

Fuad Yahya

Grading comment

Thank you very much! I will use the 'can you remember..' as I would like them to make a bit effort and to contribute in my presentation!

Thanks to all!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

5 +5

Can you remember any . . .

Fuad Yahya

5 +1

Any

J. Leo (X)

Answers

1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

Can you remember any . . .

Fuad Yahya
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

English
PRO pts in pair: 893

Grading comment

Thank you very much! I will use the 'can you remember..' as I would like them to make a bit effort and to contribute in my presentation!

Thanks to all!

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Any

Explanation:
'Memories of' or 'reminiscent of'.... is maybe what you were thinking of.

J. Leo (X)
Local time: 06:21
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 51

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