Why would one say "She prepared the words to impress them on her memory." As opposed to "She prepared the words to impress them in her memory"?
Or could both be used?
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Does anybody know? I have class tomorrow.
"In memory" vs "On memory"
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Thank you for the reply.
I agree with your statement. I am currently teaching in China and a lot of the text books here have errors. This question was posed by a student to the head of our school who in turn asked myself. What I want to find out is why, in this sentence, one would say "on memory" instead of "in memory". I don't just want to answer "Because it sounds right!" What is the rule behind it?
Thank you.
I agree with your statement. I am currently teaching in China and a lot of the text books here have errors. This question was posed by a student to the head of our school who in turn asked myself. What I want to find out is why, in this sentence, one would say "on memory" instead of "in memory". I don't just want to answer "Because it sounds right!" What is the rule behind it?
Thank you.
In or on memory
You're looking from the wrong angle. The preposition in connected to the verb and not to memory.
To impress on / upon
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Lucy
To impress on / upon
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Lucy
Lucy is the author of Lucy Pollard's Guide to Teaching English
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