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Mnemonic Devices

A list of 81 words by ruzuzu.

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I'm sure folks have made other lists like this... I just can't remember what they're called or where to find them. Pneumonic Devices? No... that's not it....

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  • reesetee commented on the list mnemonic-devices

    Great list! Do you only want acronyms or will you accept sayings like "righty tighty, lefty loosey"?

    July 21, 2010

  • ruzuzu commented on the list mnemonic-devices

    Thanks! This morning I used my homemade bug catcher to trap a cute little ground beetle that had found its way inside. I then released it into the wild because, of course, Every Good Beetle Deserves Freedom.

    July 21, 2010

  • ruzuzu commented on the list mnemonic-devices

    I'll accept them all - "righty tighty, lefty loosey" is all righty with me. :-)

    July 21, 2010

  • reesetee commented on the list mnemonic-devices

    All righty, then.

    *leaves*

    July 22, 2010

  • pterodactyl commented on the list mnemonic-devices

    My astronomy professor taught us "Oh, Be A Fine Girl, Kiss Me", then immediately said "...but that's stupid", and taught us "Only Bungling Astronomers Forget Generally Known Mnemonics" instead.

    July 28, 2010

  • anna_bondoc commented on the list mnemonic-devices

    I love this list but what if I'm not familiar with some of the mnemonics?

    January 22, 2012

  • ruzuzu commented on the list mnemonic-devices

    Thanks, anna_bondoc. Most of them should have comments or tags when you go to the individual page for each word (sometimes it will even be in the definition for the word). If that doesn't help, just ask. In the meantime, have you run across a few of your own that you'd like to add?

    January 23, 2012

  • hernesheir commented on the list mnemonic-devices

    I like the term aide-mémoire.

    February 12, 2013