Grammar: place (verb) somebody – recognise somebody by connecting him with past experience; fully identify
Examples:
- I know that man’s face, but I can’t place him.
- Your face seems to be familiar to me, but I’m sorry I can’t place you.
- I knew him very well, but I couldn’t place him.
- I think I’ve seen her before, but I can’t place her.
Grammar: jog (verb) one’s memory – say something that will help someone trying to remember a thought, event, experience etc.
Examples:
- You don’t remember who was with us that day? Here’s a photograph to jog your memory.
- Police are hoping to jog people’s memory by showing them pictures of a car used in the robbery.
- Alice related a few incidents that helped jog my memory, and I could finally place the man I was talking to.
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