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Over the years I've come up with some personal mnemonic devices to help me remember different things, and I thought it would be fun to compile a thread of such items.
The only rule: It has to be something you invented yourself. It does NOT have to be 100% original, so if you look it up and discover that other people have created the same mnemonic, that's OK.
I'll go first:
To remember the difference between "less" and "fewer."
One, two, a few.
Less is a guess. (that is, you can eyeball quantities of non-countable substances to see which has less, but probably won't be able to quantify exactly how much less just by looking).
To remember which one is "spayed" and which one is "neutered," just count the syllables to see which sex is referenced.
"Spay" has one syllable, and one uterus is removed.
"Neuter" has two syllables, and two testicles are removed.
Who else has one?
The only rule: It has to be something you invented yourself. It does NOT have to be 100% original, so if you look it up and discover that other people have created the same mnemonic, that's OK.
I'll go first:
To remember the difference between "less" and "fewer."
One, two, a few.
Less is a guess. (that is, you can eyeball quantities of non-countable substances to see which has less, but probably won't be able to quantify exactly how much less just by looking).
To remember which one is "spayed" and which one is "neutered," just count the syllables to see which sex is referenced.
"Spay" has one syllable, and one uterus is removed.
"Neuter" has two syllables, and two testicles are removed.
Who else has one?
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