Lev Landau Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Recognize vs Realize

Hi everybody,

Can someone please tell me what is the difference between the 2 following sentences:

- Sorry, I didn't recognize you.

and

- Sorry, I didn't realize who you were.

Thank you very much.
  

Top answer

Can someone please tell me what is the difference is between the 2 following sentences . Sorry, I didn't recognize you. This suggests that you met that person before or at least saw a picture of him or her before.

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Can someone please tell me what is the difference is between the 2 following sentences.
Sorry, I didn't recognize you. This suggests that you met that person before or at least saw a picture of him or her before.