If we have the two sentences:
John remembers everything.
and
John never forgets.
Are there any nuances or tones that give different meaning to the two phrases.
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1I'd be more likely to say, "John never forgets" when I mean John holds a grudge.– JimOct 29, 2013 at 7:09
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1Also the first sounds like you are impressed with the ability of remembering, whereas the second sounds more like he will remember specific things forever, grudges but also favours.– mplungjanOct 29, 2013 at 7:17
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I'm not sure which phrase is more disturbing: "an elephant that never forgets" or "an elephant that remembers everything."– Sven YargsOct 30, 2013 at 3:24
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Both are syntactically equivalent, however, the difference will be largely dependent on the context AND the way you delivered those sentences.
