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Postby AliasAggers » 08 Nov 2017, 22:36

Here's something to get you thinking.

I remember, when I was a very young man, using the following mnemonics (memory aids).
I haven't heard them since. Do you know , or can you guess, their purpose?

(1) Pigs Have Big Heads Poor Brutes

(2) God Destroys All Earth By Fire, Cricky!

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Re: Mnemonics

Postby miasmum » 09 Nov 2017, 08:58

Aggers I have no idea on those, I only know these two

My Very Easy Method Just Speeds Up Naming Planets (which no longer works since they declassified Pluto)

Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain
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Re: Mnemonics

Postby Diflower » 09 Nov 2017, 12:00

I have no idea either, unless no. 2 is to do with music?

Don't think I know any apart from Richard like Mm...
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Re: Mnemonics

Postby meriad » 09 Nov 2017, 12:01

don't know any of them :oops: :oops: :oops: and struggling to name the planets in the right order :oops: :oops: :oops:
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Re: Mnemonics

Postby AliasAggers » 09 Nov 2017, 12:50

Diflower wrote:I have no idea either, unless no. 2 is to do with music?...


Yes, it is !
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Re: Mnemonics

Postby JoM » 09 Nov 2017, 13:07

Apart from the Richard of York one, the only one I remember from school is

Every good boy deserves football
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Re: Mnemonics

Postby Diflower » 09 Nov 2017, 13:27

AliasAggers wrote:
Diflower wrote:I have no idea either, unless no. 2 is to do with music?...


Yes, it is !


Is it notes on a stave then? - awful long time since I read any music!
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Re: Mnemonics

Postby AliasAggers » 09 Nov 2017, 16:48

It's related to the number of sharps in a scale.
1 sharp is in the key of G
2 sharps.........D
3 sharps is......A and so on.
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Re: Mnemonics

Postby Kaz » 09 Nov 2017, 16:51

JoM wrote:Apart from the Richard of York one, the only one I remember from school is

Every good boy deserves football



Same here :lol:
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Re: Mnemonics

Postby Gal » 09 Nov 2017, 17:39

Oh I learnt that one as Every Good Boy Deserves Favour :)

And the other stave one was F A C E
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