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A question Hello, can I say "memory is always more beautiful than it was" or I can only say more beautiful that the reality? Thanks!!

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You may hear natives say either, however the second one would be far better. In the first version, the pronoun "it" does not have any antecedent, making your meaning very unclear.
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You can say "A memory is always more beautiful than how it really was"

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