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		BeetleB on Oct 7, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How I remember what I learn It's interesting that whenever memorization is mentioned, there will always be a response like "I don't need to memorize X", when the person never said you should. Your parent did not recommend memorizing syntax.

carlmr on Oct 7, 2020 | [–]

Maybe they can't remember what the person said, so they argue against what they misremember.

ritchiea on Oct 9, 2020 | [–]

I provided two specific examples. One area where memorization isn't valuable. And one where it is. That's the point of the comment.

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