The students learned the mnemonic, Never Eat Soggy Waffles, in order to remember the order of the directions on a compass. From LearnThat.org.
mnemonic device. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
“Let cockroaches dig mines” hmm the mnemonic is correct, but the preceding explanation isn’t. From Wordnik.com. [What Are Your Favourite Spelling Memory Aids? | Lifehacker Australia] Reference
A mnemonic is a short rhyme, phrase, or other mental technique for making information easier to memorize. From Wordnik.com. [BabyGotMac.com] Reference
In the last rounds, they draft in a kind of mnemonic order. From Wordnik.com. [The Hardball Times] Reference
It is a kind of mnemonic writing, and it has been used by missionaries for similar purposes, and with considerable success. From Wordnik.com. [Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion] Reference
These are called mnemonic devices. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 11, 2005] Reference
(That's St. Patrick's Day, if you need a mnemonic.). From Wordnik.com. [Bauer Publishing's New Cafe: Sexy, High Maintenance, Like Living With Mom] Reference
It is chained to you by an unbreakable mnemonic tie. From Wordnik.com. [One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed] Reference
In fact, we can improve memory with mnemonic devices. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 11, 2005] Reference
Oh, and here's a mnemonic to help to spell hypocrisy. From Wordnik.com. [Maureen Dowd Devotes Whole Column To Edwards' Hair] Reference
Claire: "I think its mnemonic," (pronounced correctly). From Wordnik.com. [Samantha Zalaznick: Modern Family Premiere Recap: Chocolate Milk with Salt] Reference
When I introduce myself I always give a mnemonic trick. From Wordnik.com. [miss-k2 Diary Entry] Reference
At this point, McCain will use any mnemonic devices he can. From Wordnik.com. [Election Central Morning Roundup] Reference
Another helpful fertilizing mnemonic is "up, down, all around.". From Wordnik.com. [Tip of the Day: Fertilize your lawn this fall] Reference
There is a mnemonic there the NIH actually came up with called BEARS. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 5, 2003] Reference
That was the mnemonic I was taught in the 30s to remember the Cabinet. From Wordnik.com. [Democrats and Republicans & Questions on War and Peace] Reference
There could be no better proof that this is the natural mnemonic system. From Wordnik.com. [One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed] Reference
They said they had to use a mnemonic because the name was so cumbersome. From Wordnik.com. [Goodbye Department for Curtains and Soft Furnishings] Reference
Quayle rehearsed his explanation as if he'd memorized a mnemonic device: OMH. From Wordnik.com. [How Quayle Stayed On The Ticket-Campaign '] Reference
MYERS: All these years I've been looking for a little mnemonic or whatever. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 14, 2006] Reference
M. O'BRIEN: Let's go back to the mnemonic that I know you learned and I learned. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 1, 2005] Reference
But one of the things he tried to teach the Mandarins concerned the mnemonic arts. From Wordnik.com. [Locked Rooms]
I just looked up how to spell mnemonic and it turns out I was right the first time. From Wordnik.com. [kinaesthesia Diary Entry] Reference
Now, I use mnemonic devices like who the e-mail came from or approximately what date. From Wordnik.com. [Foldera: Never organize your inbox again] Reference
NOTE: The acronym OCOKA is a common mnemonic device for the military aspects of terrain. From Wordnik.com. [FM 71-1 Chapter 2 Battle Command]
Older adults will improve with these mnemonic devices the same way that younger adults are. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 11, 2005] Reference
This theory is encapsulated in the mnemonic distich, first cited in 1330, by Augustin de Dacie. From Wordnik.com. [Dictionary of the History of Ideas] Reference
So, in the beginning I chose unusual names for characters as a mnemonic device to aid the reader. From Wordnik.com. [Return to the Range] Reference
I am endeavoring, ma'am, to construct a mnemonic memory circuit using stone knives and bearskins. From Wordnik.com. [The City on the Edge of Forever] Reference
That left the mug base — but my mnemonic flicker didn't suggest that the guy was a crook, either. From Wordnik.com. [Perseus Spur]
And repeat incredulously long passages like Psalm 119 using mnemonic devices using eight line stanzas. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 28, 2008] Reference
Lord Bacon, more than two centuries ago, wisely characterized mnemonic systems as "barren and useless.". From Wordnik.com. [A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries] Reference
I didn't want to know what backwoods crone had taught her some mnemonic rendition of the Devil's Litany. From Wordnik.com. [Vigorish] Reference
The aids to memory supposed to be furnished by the various mnemonic systems may now be briefly considered. From Wordnik.com. [A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries] Reference
Before we go, I'd like to share a mnemonic device that I learned about that might help keep your winter chill. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 29, 2003] Reference
A useful mnemonic for the Esperanto vowels is pAr, pEAr, pIEr, pORe, pOOr, but the sounds should not be dragged. From Wordnik.com. [The Esperanto Teacher A Simple Course for Non-Grammarians] Reference
The symbols which result from providing for its application would make the second of the mnemonic lines run thus. From Wordnik.com. [Deductive Logic] Reference
But this term would have no mnemonic significance to one who knows the word Mars as meaning only one of the planets. From Wordnik.com. [Assimilative Memory or, How to Attend and Never Forget] Reference
I notice, as I proceed with these mnemonic scraps from my diary, and try to cast them into shape, a curious change come over me. From Wordnik.com. [My New Curate] Reference
Most importantly, my verse is too elaborate to memorize quickly; elaborate mnemonic measures are utilized, often without success. From Wordnik.com. [VII] Reference
The idea is you would memorize a song, the rhymes help you memorize it and learn it since they essentially work like mnemonic devices. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 9, 2006] Reference
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