tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355643440964865816.post6694543450828770360..comments2024-03-26T19:18:46.162+00:00Comments on The Spelling Blog: Mnemonics - tricks for tricky spellingsJohannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16298865019130446615noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355643440964865816.post-72842555883942343422009-01-05T09:39:00.000+00:002009-01-05T09:39:00.000+00:00I really like that one for 'stationery' and 'stati...I really like that one for 'stationery' and 'stationary'.Johannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16298865019130446615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355643440964865816.post-89700552763677248552009-01-04T23:57:00.000+00:002009-01-04T23:57:00.000+00:00Here are some more:stationAry is pArked cArs stati...Here are some more:<BR/><BR/>stationAry is pArked cArs stationEry is Envelopes and pEns <BR/><BR/>One Coat Two, Sleeves: 'necessary' <BR/><BR/>You always want more dessert so add an extra s to desert to get dessert.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355643440964865816.post-22152481351522207962009-01-04T19:01:00.000+00:002009-01-04T19:01:00.000+00:00NJH, I absolutely agree with you that the mnemonic...NJH, I absolutely agree with you that the mnemonic is best if it means something related to the word itself. (Well, for spelling anyway. I don't seem to have any problem remembering Richard of York Gained Battle In Vain - for colours of the rainbow - though what it's got to do with rainbows I have no idea!). <BR/><BR/>I have a very similar one for 'diarrhoea': "Dash In A Real Rush, Hurry Or Else Accident". I always remember it as it's so graphic and funny (when you haven't got diarrhoea you forget the condition isn't funny in the least!).<BR/><BR/>How about "Rhyme Helps You Memorise Endings"?Johannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16298865019130446615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355643440964865816.post-42221167554050696262009-01-03T17:50:00.000+00:002009-01-03T17:50:00.000+00:00There is an art to good mnemonics. I like the idea...There is an art to good mnemonics. I like the idea of "Amusing, Pictorial & Rude". I would add: It helps if the mnemonic has some relevance to the thing remembered.<BR/><BR/>I find that a good mnemonic often has a triangular structure to it. The spelling and the word are linked by a memorable image or ditty of some sort. The Russian for elephant is 'clon': I remember this by 'putting' an elephant in Sloane Square [a square in London] thereby forming a link between the two. I find that mnemonics that don't have this linking image [to make a triangle] are less memorable. The mnemonic strategy of making the words an acronym [Rhythm Helps Your Two Hips Move] is also good provided it makes this image that links between the word and its spelling. <BR/><BR/>My favourite is: Dash In A Rush, Running Hard, Or Else Accident! I haven't found a good one for 'rhyme' yet.<BR/><BR/>Of course we could save us the trouble and agree to write something like 'rithum' 'rime' and 'diarea'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com