kenrexford Posted August 26, 2016 Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 I thought this might be fun. From time to time we have all used mnemonics to remember something. A fun game perhaps to be to provide mnemonic tools that you have used before and see if anyone can figure out what list you were trying to remember. I will go first. Corsidcap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Badger Posted August 26, 2016 Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 hi Ken, Corsidcap = Ajaccio. If that's your identity password to your FBI account, then expect a visit soon from the Police Department :) Lol - only joking now. (British sense of humour. Not everyone gets it.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_U_Card Posted August 26, 2016 Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 bbroygbvgw learned in 1971 at the age of 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted August 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 bbroygbvgw learned in 1971 at the age of 15I can't figure out what the extremes would be if the middle is colors. My theory is that you were an alien who sees 4 more colors than most people. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted August 26, 2016 Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 Madam Pvnsterr (can't remember if madam/madame) learned at school Having just checked this up, there is no e on madam, and it's missing another p which we weren't taught Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterAlan Posted August 26, 2016 Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 "Queen Victoria eats peaches, cherries and cream." (the answer's in the link). Learnt at 11. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broze Posted August 26, 2016 Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 Mrs Gren... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandakh Posted August 26, 2016 Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 2 old aunts sat on high chairs and howled and Sir Oliver's horse came ambling home to Oliver's aunt were a couple I learned quite young and stayed with me. But I guess almost everyone here will know these. Just giving the initials seems silly to me - they are no easier to remember than the original form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted August 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 Mine wasC ambrianOR dovicianSI lurianD evonianCA rboniferousP ermian Weird, but still with me. OSAIC SPM Top 8 elements in earth's crust. It amazes me that mnemonics from 40 years ago stick with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted August 26, 2016 Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 Mine was: Monter, arriver, descendre, aller, mourirPartir, venir, naitre, sortir, tomber, entrer, rester, retourner French verbs that conjugate their past tense with etre rather than avoir, passer was missing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampyr Posted August 26, 2016 Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 Here are a couple that I guess everyone knows: King Philip Come Out For God's Sake and Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally. (long after I was at school the first one became "Dear King Philip..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampyr Posted August 26, 2016 Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 2 old aunts sat on high chairs and howled and Sir Oliver's horse came ambling home to Oliver's aunt were a couple I learned quite young and stayed with me. But I guess almost everyone here will know these. Just giving the initials seems silly to me - they are no easier to remember than the original form. These are the same though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_U_Card Posted August 26, 2016 Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 It was in high school shop class (electricity lab) and was Bad boys rape our young girls but violet goes willingly Colour bands on resistors (Brown, blue, red, orange, yellow, green, black,violet, grey, white....I think..) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandakh Posted August 26, 2016 Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 These are the same though.Yes and I remembered sock-a-toe-a too. My speciality in maths was learning the class way of doing things plus at least one additional method whenever I was unsatisfied with that. Quadratics, y-y1 = m(x-x1) + c, etc - I preferred simplifying the process rather than doing it the "normal" way, an approach that was also helpful when I started maths tutoring for a while. Another little tune that stayed with me and actually turned out to be vaguely useful 30 years later was for German genitive prepositions (anstatt wegen während trotz außerhalb innerhalb). I made the mistake of only learning the accusative and dative ones the way the teacher taught them and they ended up being forgotten before I got to use them, even though those were actually the more useful lists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiros Posted August 26, 2016 Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 Kings play chess on Fridays, generally speaking (in the last three words there is room for variation; this version should make it the easiest to guess) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diana_eva Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Tomber / monter to remember the difference between stalactites and stalagmites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_U_Card Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Tomber / monter to remember the difference between stalactites and stalagmitesOr c for ceiling and g for ground? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampyr Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Kings play chess on Fridays, generally speaking (in the last three words there is room for variation; this version should make it the easiest to guess) Gotta start it with a D nowadays. Druid kings... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Or c for ceiling and g for ground? Tights come down :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fromageGB Posted August 28, 2016 Report Share Posted August 28, 2016 In my elementary German class it was "strong men drink weak tea". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fromageGB Posted August 28, 2016 Report Share Posted August 28, 2016 Gotta start it with a D nowadays. Druid kings...? So what's the D? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampyr Posted August 28, 2016 Report Share Posted August 28, 2016 ? So what's the D? Domain. My Very Educated Mother Just Showed Us Nine .... Errr... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted August 29, 2016 Report Share Posted August 29, 2016 My Very Educated Mother Just Showed Us Nine .... Errr...My very educated mother doesn't give a s-t what Neil deGrasse Tyson says. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampyr Posted August 29, 2016 Report Share Posted August 29, 2016 My very educated mother doesn't give a s-t what Neil deGrasse Tyson says. :) I cried when Pluto was demoted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycroft Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 Good Boys Deserve Fudge Always. (using the line appropriate for 40-mumble-old "boys"). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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