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English mnemonics

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Table of contents
1 Computing
2 Nautical
3 Language
4 Music
5 Time
6 Science
7 Zodiac
8 Pi

Computing

OSI Networking Model
  • Please Do Not Throw Sausage Pizza Away
  • Please Do Not Tell Sales People Anything
    • Physical Layer, Data Link Layer, Network Layer, Transport Layer, Session Layer, Presentation Layer, Application Layer

Nautical

Concerning the weather:
  • "Red sky at night, sailor's delight; red sky in morning, sailor take warning"

Language

Spelling

To remember a rule of English spelling (there are several exceptions):
  • I before E, except after C or when sounded like A as in "neighbour" or "weigh."

To remember how to spell the word "mnemonics" :
  • Mnemonics Now Erase Man's Oldest \Nemesis, Insufficient Cerebral Storage
    • You must remember how to spell the word to use the mnemonic, but it does stick in your head.

Argument or arguement?
  • I lost an 'e' in an argument

Remembering to spell "cemetery" with three e's:
  • She cried "eee!" as she passed the cemetery.

Music

To remember the order of the notes represented by the lines on a musical staff that shows treble :
  • Every good boy deserves fudge (or favour or fun)
  • Every gorilla breaks down fences
The equivalents for the lines of the bass clef are:
  • Good boys deserve fun always.
  • Gorillas break down fences always
The order for adding flats for flat keys. Say backwards for sharp keys.
  • Battle Ends And Down Goes Chares Fedrick

Time

Daylight Saving Time

How to reset your clock for :
  • "Spring forward, fall back."

Months

To remember the lengths of the in the :
  • Thirty days hath ,
    , , and ;
    All the rest have thirty-one
    Excepting alone,
    Which hath but twenty-eight in fine
    Till give it twenty-nine.

Science

Color

To remember the of the in order:
  • Roy G. Biv
  • ( )
  • Richard of York gave battle in vain.

Periodic Table

To remember the of the elements:
  • The first row:
    • He Likes Beer But Can Not Obtain Food
  • The second row:
    • Negress Named Magnolia Alters Sister's Photos Surprisingly Cleverly.
  • The third row:
    • A(r) Kopper Called Scarface Tim, Very Crafty Man, (Fe) inCoNito Cunning Zena, Gave Gertie A(s) Severe Bruise.

Planets

To remember the in order of distance from the sun:
  • My very educated mother just served us nine pizzas.
  • Many very early men just stayed up nights planning (planting).
  • Martha visits every monday and just stays until noon period.''
    • (This childhood version uses 'and' to indicate the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter)
  • Many voracious earthlings may jump soon upon new planets.
  • My very elegant mohair jumper spoilt using nasty persil.

Biology

To remember Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species:
  • Kings Play Chess On Funny Green Squares
  • Kinky People Cry Out For Good Sex
  • King Phillip Came Over From Germany, Swimming.
  • King Phillip, Come Out For God's Sake!
  • King Phillip Cried, "Oh For Goodness' Sake!"

To remember the difference between "supine" and "prone:"

  • In muggings, muggers must attack
    The victim's proper zone;
    The belly if he's supine
    And the spine if he is prone.

Zodiac

To remember the order of the signs of the :
  • The , the , the heavenly ,
    and next the , the shines,
    the and the ;
    the , , and the ,
    the who carries the Watering Pot,
    and with glittering scales.

Pi


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