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Meeting people at a dinner
Instructions
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Transcript
Charles: Hello, Julian.
Julian: Hello, Charles. How are you?
Charles: I'm fine. Fine. Julian, do you remember Alyssa?
Julian: No, I don't.
Charles: She's Ben's sister. Do you remember? We were all at Ben's wedding together.
Julian: Ah, yes, I do – in that old castle. Was it in January?
Charles: Yes, it was! Alyssa was there.
Alyssa: Hello. Nice to meet you ... again.
Julian: Hello, nice to meet you too, Alison.
Alyssa: I'm not Alison.
Julian: What?
Alyssa: My name isn't Alison. It's Alyssa.
Julian: I'm sorry. Nice to meet you, Alyssa.
Charles: Good. Would you like a drink?
Julian: Good idea.
Alyssa: Yes, please.
Charles: Here you are.
Alyssa and Julian: Thanks!
Discussion
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Hello Loan,
In this context, yes, they mean much the same thing, though I think one could argue that in general they have different meanings. If we know someone, it generally means we have met them and are familiar with them -- sometimes just a little and sometimes much more -- and all of this implies that we remember them. We can remember people that we know and also people that we don't, though usually we'd probably say that we know them.
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team