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Taka

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Is there any semantic difference between these two below?

This old desk reminds me of many things that happened in the past.
Whenever I see this old desk, I remember many things that happened in the past.
 

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The first could refer to a single incident.
 

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The first could refer to a single incident.

OH. I deleted 'always' by mistake. The original was this:

This old desk always reminds me of many things that happened in the past.

With 'always', is it almost the same?
 

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Yes, but I would probably use recall in the second.
 

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What exactly do you think is the difference between 'recall' and 'remember'?
 
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