Word For The Day (3/12/18)mnemonic

Merriam Webster | 3/12/18

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WORD FOR THE DAY(3/12/18)



mnemonic

adjective nih-MAH-nik

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Definition

1 : assisting or intended to assist memory; also : of or relating to a technique of improving the memory

2 : of or relating to memory

Did You Know?

The word mnemonic derives from the Greek mnēmōn ("mindful"), which itself comes from the verb mimnēskesthai, meaning "to remember." (In classical mythology, Mnemosyne, the mother of the Muses, is the goddess of memory.) In addition to its adjectival use, mnemonic is also a noun meaning "a mnemonic device," and the plural form mnemonics is used in the sense of "a technique of improving the memory." As with many classical borrowings, we retained the double initial consonant, but not the pronunciation of both, since the combination doesn't occur naturally in English (pneumonia is a similar case). If this spelling strikes you as particularly fiendish to remember, keep this mnemonic in mind: although the word's pronunciation begins with an n sound, the spelling begins with an m, as in memory.

Examples

James taught his students the mnemonic sentence "King Philip Came Over For Good Spaghetti" to help them remember the levels of biological classification (Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and Species).

"Let's illustrate this point with a simple exercise using the elementary school mnemonic 'Every Good Boy Deserves Fun.' Teachers use this tool to help students learn the letters of the musical staff: EGBDF." — Richard Klasco and Lewis H. Glinert, The Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2018

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Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.

The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.

MY ENTRY:

As a music teacher, I developed a number of mnemonics to help children read music.

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I should have posted earlier, but I forgot!

[cotton]

Perhaps a mnemonic device would have helped you to remember to post earlier. Epid = Early posting is desired.

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Or “WFTD” emblazoned on the Calendar! LOL! :-)

[NicknamedBob]

Here’s my mnemonic for remembering how to spell “phlegm”, FLEM. Four Letters Equal Mistake.

[MoochPooch]

Mnemonic for Daylight Savings Time:
“Spring forward, fall back.”

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Hopefully, one will not have to spell “phlegm” very often! :-)

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Yes...Just went through that, in fact! ;-)

[NicknamedBob]

"Hopefully, one will not have to spell “phlegm” very often! :-)"

No more often than "smegma", I would surmise.

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“That is a lovely painting. Do you know the artist?”

“Yes...it’s by Hans Von Bugerschnott”

“Oh...was he Dutch?”

“No, I think he was Phlegmish”.

[jdsteel]

No more often than "smegma", I would surmise.

Those of us I involved with live sound define the awful crackle and degradation of sound quality due to oxidation on the connectors as “smegma”. Just a little more useless information for your warehouse! 😁😁😁

[sparklite2]

Mnemonic for the order of stars on the Harvard Spectral Classification Scheme...

Oh, be a fine girl, kiss me right now, SMACK!

OBAFGKM(RNS)

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Amaze your friends at parties by telling them the value of Pi to the first 20 decimal places.

Use the number of letters in each word of the poem to come up with the value.

    How I wish I could determine pi.
    "Eureka," cried the great inventor.
    "Christmas pudding, Christmas pie.
    Is the problem's very center."

[NicknamedBob]

I just use 355/113.

This works, even on a calculator without a pi key. Multiplied by the circumference of the Earth, the difference between this value and pi would be thirty-five feet.

Close enough for government work.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Some important spelling mnemonics
* Dashing In A Rush, Running Harder (or) Else Accident!
* Dining In A Rough Restaurant: Hurry, (otherwise) Expect Accidents!
* Diarrhea Is A Really Runny Heap (of) Endless Amounts

[sparklite2]

Very good. I like old school.
Even this is being posted from a slide rule.

[NicknamedBob]

I told somebody the other day that I got my first slide rule from Napier himself.

I wonder what happened to the one we had in our classroom, the one that was about six feet long.

[alexander_busek]

The German expression for "mnemonic" (as a noun) is "Eselsbrücke" (= "ass's bridge").

Now that I've taken care of that, let me ask: Why does everyone on t.v. pronounce it "NEW-monic" - as though spelled "mneumonic" (analogous to "pneumatic")?

Heck, even Mr. Spock mispronounced it in "City on the Edge of Forever!"

Regards,

[Louis Foxwell]

I sometimes forget for weeks on end.

[Red Badger]

[Robert A Cook PE]

I remember how to spell “ape” by thinking of a simple memonkey mnemoronic phrase.