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		foolswisdom on May 30, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How actors remember their lines It's possible to just memorize the words, of course. But for myself, I find that very tedious and difficult to make myself do (nor very worthwhile), and much prefer becoming deeply acquainted with the text in order to memorize it.

eru on May 30, 2024 [–]

Yes, understanding can help memorisation. I was merely arguing against understanding being _necessary_.

ralferoo on May 30, 2024 | [–]

Memorisation without understanding often ends up producing things like Mariah Carey's classic hit "Ken Lee".

eru on May 31, 2024 | | [–]

So?

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