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==== Letters of specific syllables in a word ==== BELIEVE Do not believe a lie. SECRETARY A secretary must keep a secret TEACHER There is an ache in every teacher. MEASUREMENT Be sure of your measurements before you start work. FRIEND Fri the end of your friend SPECIAL The CIA have special agents BEAUTIFUL Big Elephants Are Ugly SEPARATE Always smell a rat when you spell separate There was a farmer named Sep and one day his wife saw a rat. She yelled, "Sep! A rat – E!!!" TOMORROW I will go with Tom or Row. PRINCIPAL The principal is your pal. BEGINNING I will beg at the inn.
==== Distinguishing between similar words ==== Difference between Advice & Advise, Practice & Practise, Licence & License etc. Advice, Practice, Licence etc. (those with c) are nouns and Advise, Practise, License etc. are verbs.
One way of remembering this is that the word 'noun' comes before the word 'verb' in the dictionary; likewise 'c' comes before 's', so the nouns are 'practice, licence, advice' and the verbs are 'practise, license, advise'. Here or Hear We hear with our ear. Complement and Compliment complement adds something to make it enough compliment puts you in the limelight Principle and Principal Your principal is your pal A rule can be called a principle Remedial and Menial Remedial work is meant to remedy. Menial work is boring but it's mean (-ial) to complain. Their, There and They're Theirs is not mine even though 'I' is in it. There is where we'll be. They're is a contraction of 'they are.' Stationary and stationery Stationery contains er and so does paper; stationary (not moving) contains ar and so does car A for "at rest", e for envelope Gray and grey Gray is preferred in America while grey is preferred in England
==== First letter mnemonics of spelling ==== DIARRH(O)EA 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 ARITHMETIC A Rat In The House May Eat The Ice Cream NECESSARY Not Every Cat Eats Sardines (Some Are Really Yummy) Never Eat Chocolate, Eat Sardine Sandwiches And Remain Young BECAUSE Big Elephants Can Always Understand Small Elephants Big Elephants Cause Accidents Under Small Elephants Big Elephants Can't Always Use Small Exits Big Elephants Can't Always Use Small Entrances MNEMONICS Mnemonics Now Erase Man's Oldest Nemesis, Insufficient Cerebral Storage GEOGRAPHY George's Elderly Old Grandfather Rode A Pig Home Yesterday. TOMORROW Trails Of My Old Red Rose Over Window RHYTHM Rhythm Helps Your Two Hips Move
==== Grammar ==== Adjective order in English: OSASCOMP (Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Color, Origin, Material, Purpose) On Saturday And Sunday Cold Ovens Make Pastry Commonly-used coordinating conjunctions in English: FANBOYS For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
=== French === The verbs in French that use the auxiliary verb être in the compound past (sometimes called "verbs of motion") can be memorized using the phrase "Dr. (and) Mrs. Vandertramp": devenir, revenir, monter, rester, sortir, venir, aller, naître, descendre, entrer, rentrer, tomber, retourner, arriver, mourir, partir
=== Spanish === The informal affirmative imperative forms can be memorized using the phrase "Vin Diesel has ten weapons, eh?": ¡Ven! (venir), ¡Di! (decir), ¡Sal! (salir), ¡Haz! (hacer), ¡Ten! (tener), ¡Ve! (ver), ¡Pon! (poner), ¡Se! (ser) Contexts in which subjunctive mood is used can be memorized using the acronym WEIRDO: Wishes, Emotions, Impersonal expressions, Recommendations/requests, Doubt/denial, Ojalá
== Mathematics ==
=== Pi === The first 15 digits of Pi can be remembered by counting the letters in the phrase, "How I want a drink, alcoholic of course, after the heavy lectures involving quantum mechanics."
=== Quadratic equation === The articulation of the quadratic equation can be sung to the tune of various songs as a mnemonic device.
=== Mathematical operations === For helping students in remembering the rules in adding and multiplying two signed numbers, Balbuena and Buayan (2015) made the letter strategies LAUS (like signs, add; unlike signs, subtract) and LPUN (like signs, positive; unlike signs, negative), respectively.
Order of Operations
PEMDAS
Please - Parenthesis
Excuse - Exponents
My - Multiplication
Dear - Division
Aunt - Addition
Sally - Subtraction In the UK, the phrase BIDMAS is used instead; Brackets, Indices, Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction. BEDMAS is more commonly used in Canada and New Zealand.
=== Trigonometry ===
The mnemonic "SOHCAHTOA" (occasionally spelt "SOH CAH TOA") is often used to remember the basic trigonometric functions:
Sine = Opposite / Hypotenuse Cosine = Adjacent / Hypotenuse Tangent = Opposite / Adjacent Other mnemonics that have been used for this include: Some Old Hippie Caught Another Hippie Tripping On Acid. Ships Of Holland Call At Harwich To Obtain Apples. Sighs Of Happiness Come After Having Tankards Of Ale. Some Old Hen Caught Another Hen Taking Off Alone. Silly Old Hitler Can't Advance His Troops On Africa.
=== Topology === Mnemonics for Euler's characteristic are "fav.me", for "F add V, minus E", and "veryfun".
=== Calculus === The mnemonic "LIATE" is commonly used to determine which functions are to be chosen as u and d v in integration by parts.
Logarithmic functions Inverse trigonometric functions Algebraic functions Trigonometric functions Exponential functions
== Medicine ==
To remember the signs of a stroke: FAST Face (Has the victim's face fallen on one side?) Arms (Can the victim raise both arms and keep them raised?) Speech (Is the victim's speech slurred? Can they repeat a simple sentence?) Time (It is time to contact emergency services.) To remember the steps for Resuscitation: D.R.S. A.B.C.D Danger (Check for danger to yourself or others before starting) Response (Check for signs of life or response) Send for help (Call for backup, or Emergency services) Airway (Check for obstruction in the throat) Breaths (Check for breaths) CPR (Commence CPR) Defib (Apply Defibrillator)
== Anatomy ==