Thread: поминать vs вспоминать

Поминать should be used with caution as it is often used in the meaning 'to remember the dead, or hold a wake'; some dictionaries also say it's an old-fashioned form of вспоминать, it's often used in proverbs and set phrases where older forms are often seen.

Examples:

Помяните моё слово! (You shall remember my words!, sounds quite emotional),
Помянуть добрым словом - To remember someone and say something good about them,
Поминать погибших (To remember the dead/killed)

My problem alex is that I never use вспоминать because I don't know when to use it. I use поминать in all cases when I want to convey the meaning of remember