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Sarah_Jayne · 02-09-2009, 08:12 AM

Part of it has to do with collective memory and the fact that we don't share many of them except through film and tv. It is why people can talk about 911 together because we have collective memory of it even though we were all spread out when it was happening. When people can't think of a way to describe something they search for something they will have in common with the person they are describing it to so they can grasp it. Chances are they know what 'like in a movie' means.

02-09-2009, 08:12 AM
Sarah_Jayne Now with more Jayne Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 40,077	Part of it has to do with collective memory and the fact that we don't share many of them except through film and tv. It is why people can talk about 911 together because we have collective memory of it even though we were all spread out when it was happening. When people can't think of a way to describe something they search for something they will have in common with the person they are describing it to so they can grasp it. Chances are they know what 'like in a movie' means.