Both Uses of
recollect
in
Misery, by Stephen King
- It now seemed to Geoffrey that the old sawbones had been in there a rather long time ....or perhaps that was only faulty recollection.†
Chpt 2 *recollection = memory
- But when he came out he had looked almost cheerful, and there was nothing faulty about this recollection, Geoffrey felt sure —that expression was too out of place in that room of grief and tears, a room where Mrs. Ramage had already hung the black funerary curtains.†
Chpt 2
Definition:
to remember -- especially experiences from long ago
Synonym Comparison (if you're into word choice):
Relative to its synonyms, recollect brings to mind a leisurely piecing together of distant memories. It may be used in a less formal manner than remember and is almost always less formal than recall.
Relative to its synonyms, recollect brings to mind a leisurely piecing together of distant memories. It may be used in a less formal manner than remember and is almost always less formal than recall.