the point was that transcribing the monologue in the post does not prove memorization--he could have cut and pasted it just as easily as typed it from memory. If he did in fact memorize it then yes he would have definitely seen it, but you can see the movie and still not memorize it (of course), as in my case.
--- In [email protected], "denisesudell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "Ellen" <ellengoodman6@> > wrote: > > > > I KNEW that sounded familiar, just couldn't place it. I wonder if > > Ray memorized that verbatim or lifted if off a website. I recognize > > movie quotes (usually, if I saw the movie), but I'm not so good with > > repeating them verbatim if they are more than a sentence. > > This statement presents me with an irresistible opportunity to brag: > I have memorized huge chunks of the dialogue of CASABLANCA. I can > recite the opening of the film to anyone (inevitably they beg me to > stop, so I don't usually have to go much beyond it, but I *can* recite > entire scenes in addition to that one). > > And yes, Ellen, before you ask: the memorization is all based on > seeing the film, not reading the dialogue on the Web. (Although the > Web idea isn't a bad one; it might allow me to commit the *entire* > film to memory.) > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/weingartenchatters/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/weingartenchatters/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
