THE DISCREPANCY // 076
The reported brand name is Depends, while the package reference is Depend. The added ending is common in conversation, but this file asks whether people remember it on the actual label.
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S / OUTSIDE THE SEAL — A tiny S is printed beyond the pack outline. Check which side of the label it belongs on.
BEFORE THE REFERENCE
Picture the shelf and write the printed name before saying what you would ask a shopkeeper for. Are the two answers identical? A plural description of several garments and a brand word can travel together for years. Keep each wording attached to the object or conversation that carried it.
THE TRACE TO FOLLOW
The reported comparison identifies the singular brand. Inspect a complete package with its region and date visible when following an older memory. Another product line may add words around the name. Where, exactly, do you remember seeing the final letter?
Keep your first version
Record the detail before opening a reference. Keep the exact object, release or edition with your comparison. A first recollection and a later discovery can be followed as separate traces.
FOLLOW THE SOURCES
Compare the particular object, recording or documented account.
Reported recollections and discussion; a separate trail from the reference.