One verb at a time

the reflexive form when there is a choice. So, ‘I don't remember’ is more often expressed as though or al-

also means the same thing. When using the reflexive form, we have to add the word if we extend the sentence, so

but As mentioned above also means ‘to remind’ so we can say (remind me of your name)

(remind me that I have to phone the plumber). Also, when we are passively reminded of something – the same verb applies:

(you remind me of my mother). Most derivatives of

contain the complete root ‘record’ and so are quite easy to identify. If something is ‘recordable’ it is ‘memorable’. A useful word is which means ‘ reminder’. I find the Spanish tend to rely on these rather a lot.

When you get a phone call from your dentist reminding you that you have an appointment the next day, that is called a Personally, I think they would save a lot of time and money if everyone just bought themselves a decent diary – but obviously I'm very old-fashioned or very British in that respect, or probably both.

The Spanish have re-imported the English word ‘record’ when they want to talk about the Guinness Book of …. In Spanish it is written with an accent over the letter e – so that the cadence of the words sounds more like the English original. It's possible that I might be the world record holder for droning on about Spanish verbs.