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You forgot to provide the context for this sentence.
What was the reason for this statement? Did he/she say it to somebody, who forgot something?
I have never had a goldfish, but I assume its memory is not very good. Maybe a goldfish's memory has other qualities I do not know about. In order to figure out the meaning I would like to have more input.
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| #3 (permalink) Mon Mar 09, 2009 16:35 pm Memory of a goldfish? |
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Dear Milanya,
this sentence from a mother. She told her daughter this sentence before she went out. The mother always though her daughter had a problem with her imagination. And in fact the mother had a problem with her memory... But I think it is not link to the situation. I think may be "memory of goldfish is a proverb or something like that. I type whole context here:
"-Are you going out? - I asked my Mum
- It's the Bay Residents' AGM. I told you last week.
- Did you?
- Nice to see I'm not the only one round here with the memory of a goldfish." |
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| #4 (permalink) Mon Mar 09, 2009 16:46 pm Memory of a goldfish? |
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Context always helps.
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"-Are you going out? - I asked my Mum
- It's the Bay Residents' AGM. I told you last week.
- Did you? (Apparently the daughter has forgotten that her mother told her.)
- Nice to see I'm not the only one round here with the memory of a goldfish." (Mother hints that she is not the only one who forgets things) |
It seems that there had been a myth that a goldfish memory span was only 3 seconds. But this myth was proved wrong.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=memory+of+a+goldfish+myth&btnG=Search
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| #5 (permalink) Mon Mar 09, 2009 16:49 pm Memory of a goldfish? |
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Oh, I got it! Thank you so much, Mr. Milanya.
Jung |
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| #6 (permalink) Mon Mar 09, 2009 16:54 pm Memory of a goldfish? |
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| Hongdung wrote: |
Oh, I got it! Thank you so much, Ms. Milanya.
Jung |
You are welcome.
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| #7 (permalink) Mon Mar 09, 2009 17:07 pm Memory of a goldfish? |
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Oh, so sorry Ms. Milanya.
Nice day
Jung |
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