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Subject: language
Category: Reference, Education and News > General Reference
Asked by: ladywordsmith-ga
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Posted: 09 Sep 2004 17:30 PDT
Expires: 09 Oct 2004 17:30 PDT
Question ID: 399118
What do you call the phrase, made up of the first letters of a list of
words, which will help you remember the list?  For example, to
remember the US Presidents from Eisenhower to Wilson, the phrase is: 
Every time Richie howls, Charlie howls worse (Eisenhower, Truman,
Roosevelt, .... Wilson)
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Subject: Re: language
Answered By: leapinglizard-ga on 09 Sep 2004 18:37 PDT
 
Dear ladywordsmith,

That kind of word or phrase is known as a mnemonic.

They are used in many fields, as this list demonstrates.

University of Victoria: Mnemonics (Memory-Aiding Devices)
http://www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/hndouts/mnemon.html

Remember, the initial 'm' in "mnemonic" is silent. Hmm. I should come
up with a mnemonic for that.

Cheers,

leapinglizard
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