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Originally Posted by Geralt
Catlady, how do you remember then? You know when somebody says something about a blue teddy bear you once had (let say you had one for the sake of argument). Surely an image pops up? So what is the difference in someone saying blue teddy bear and you reading blue teddy bear from a letter for example?
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Your example is of a specific, actual item that has reality for me, so of course I remember it with all my senses, because it has complex associations in my life.
But if you say or write that you had a blue teddy bear, and I've never seen it or touched it, I simply remember the words "blue teddy bear." I don't picture you with it, I just see the words.