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Anonymous  +  470472 Wed, 30 Jan 08 06:57 AM
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
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Mister Micawber  +  470531 Wed, 30 Jan 08 11:40 AM

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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Anonymous, 1 yr 297 days ago

"rememberance" is also used for memories.

I have nice rememberances of my trip to Paris.

Grammar Geek  +  470591 Wed, 30 Jan 08 02:02 PM

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.
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Philip  +  470625 Wed, 30 Jan 08 04:09 PM
 Grammar Geek wrote:

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.

"Fond" is another good word.
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Anonymous, 1 yr 295 days ago
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!
Mister Micawber  +  471382 Fri, 01 Feb 08 08:07 AM

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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