A mnemonic ( /nəˈmɒnɨk/, with a silent "m"), or mnemonic device, is any learning technique that aids memory.
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What's the history of the mnemonic “Father Charles goes down and ends battle”
If you work your way around the 'circle of fifths' you work your may through all the major scales. For example, starting with C major if we add one sharp, F#, we get G major. Adding a second sharp, ...
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Acronyms and Mnemonics to remember SAT Grammar [closed]
I'm taking the SAT very soon, and being a slow test-taker means I need some quick ways to identify grammar errors and possible amends. Here's the most common rules on the SAT:
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A sensible mnemonic for “pseudo” [closed]
Whenever I go to use the pseudo- prefix, I always have to pause for a moment and decide what the correct e-u order is. Often times I get it wrong. Built in typo correction frequently helps, though ...
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Simple sentences that demonstrate differences among similar-looking words [closed]
While searching online for the difference between "sometime" and "some time", I stumbled upon this page. At the middle of the page you can see these two sentences that demonstrate the difference:
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Helper: loose vs. lose
Does anyone have a good way of remembering when to choose lose instead of loose?
I often find myself mistakenly using loose in emails and such when I really mean lose (which, in my mind, should be ...
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What's an easy way to remember when to use “affect” or “effect”?
Is there an easy way to remember when to use the word affect or effect in a sentence? It is very confusing, and I still get them mixed up.
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What are the words where “-ei-” (except in “-cei-”) is pronounced as [i:]?
The rule is that "ei" is pronounced as [i:] only after letter c (or what is pronounced as [i:] is written as "ei" after letter "c" only).
There are exceptions, that I could find so far, like
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Mnemonic for remembering how to spell “mnemonic”
It is ironic that the name of a mental device which is supposed to make our lives easier is itself so hard to spell. Is there a mnemonic for the spelling of mnemonic?
