REMIND vs. REMEMBER (REVISION)

Good morning.

Today I wanted to remind you of the difference between the two verbs remind and remember, which we originally featured in a Daily Vitamin in January 2005.

Remember means: to have an image in your mind of a person, a place, or something that happened in the past.

Example 1:
I remember my first kiss; it happened when I was 10 years old.

Example 2:
I'll always remember the first time we met.

Remind means: to help someone to remember something that they have to do or to help them to remember an event from the past.

Example 3:
Can you please remind me to call my mother tomorrow.

Example 4:
Please remind James to bring his laptop computer to the presentation.

Notice that you always remind someone, but you remember facts or events.

If you have any questions about today's Daily Vitamin, I would like to remind you that you are welcome to post them in the Daily Vitamin Plus! forum section on our website.

Remember to have a splendid day and a terrific weekend!