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== Spelling == | |||
* "'i' before 'e' except after 'c'" is a commonly taught mnemonic rule of spelling, but it is false. The following words break the rule: conscience, society, eighty, science, atheist, leisure, heights, Eiffel (as in [[Eiffel Tower]]), beige, feisty, heinous, sheik, dreidel, geisha, [[Albert Einstein|Einstein]], caffeine, protein, rottweiller, kaleidoscope, zeitgeist, reified. | |||
** To deal with the many counter-examples, sometimes the rule is extended to "'i' before 'e' except after 'c' when the sound is 'ee' or when the sound is 'a' as in neighbor and weigh". | |||
* Spelling of the word 'arithmentic': | |||
** "'''A''' '''R'''at '''I'''n '''T'''he '''H'''ouse '''M'''ay '''E'''at ''T'''he '''I'''ce '''C'''ream" | |||
* Spelling of the word 'because': | |||
** "'''B'''ig '''E'''lephants '''C'''an '''A'''lways '''U'''nderstand '''S'''mall '''E'''lephants" | |||
* Spelling of the word 'business': | |||
** "You take the '''bus''' to '''bus'''iness" | |||
* Spelling of the word 'geography': | |||
** "'''G'''eorge '''E'''liot's '''o'''ld '''g'''randmother '''r'''ode '''a''' '''p'''ig '''h'''ome '''y'''esterday" | |||
* Spelling of the word 'Mississippi': | |||
** "M I crooked letter, crooked letter I, crooked letter, crooked letter I, humpback, humpback I" | |||
* Spelling of the word 'necessary': | |||
** "'''N'''ever '''E'''at '''C'''ress '''E'''at '''S'''alad '''S'''andwiches '''A'''nd '''R'''emain '''Y'''outhful!" | |||
** "A vicar has one collar and two socks" (one 'c', two 's') | |||
* Spelling of 'separate': | |||
** "There is always a rat in 'separate'" | |||
** "Keep your '''para'''chute in se'''para'''te" | |||
* Spelling of 'stationary'/'stationery': | |||
** "Stationery has an 'e' as in '''e'''nvelope, stationary has an '''a''' as in '''a'''utomobile" | |||
** "Station'''er'''y is for pap'''er'''. Station'''ar'''y is for p'''ar'''ked c'''ar'''." | |||
== Mathematics == | == Mathematics == | ||
* Sin = Obtuse / Hypotenuse; Cosine = Adjacent / Hypotenuse; Tangent = Obtuse / Adjacent – see [[trigonometry]] | * Sin = Obtuse / Hypotenuse; Cosine = Adjacent / Hypotenuse; Tangent = Obtuse / Adjacent – see [[trigonometry]] | ||
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* Order of the [[planets]]: [[Mercury]], [[Venus]], [[Terra]] (or [[Earth]]), [[Mars]], [[Asteroids]], [[Jupiter]], [[Saturn]], [[Uranus]], [[Neptune]] and [[Pluto]] | * Order of the [[planets]]: [[Mercury]], [[Venus]], [[Terra]] (or [[Earth]]), [[Mars]], [[Asteroids]], [[Jupiter]], [[Saturn]], [[Uranus]], [[Neptune]] and [[Pluto]] | ||
** "'''M'''other '''v'''ery '''t'''houghtfully '''m'''ade '''a''' '''j'''elly '''s'''andwich '''u'''nder '''n'''o '''p'''rotest" | ** "'''M'''other '''v'''ery '''t'''houghtfully '''m'''ade '''a''' '''j'''elly '''s'''andwich '''u'''nder '''n'''o '''p'''rotest" | ||
==Engineering== | ==Engineering== | ||
* The color code on electronic [[resistors]]: [[Black]] = 0, [[Brown]] = 1, [[Red]] = 2, [[Orange]] = 3, [[Yellow]] = 4, [[Green]] = 5, [[Blue]] = 6, [[Violet]] = 7, [[Gray]] = 8, [[White]] = 9 | * The color code on electronic [[resistors]]: [[Black]] = 0, [[Brown]] = 1, [[Red]] = 2, [[Orange]] = 3, [[Yellow]] = 4, [[Green]] = 5, [[Blue]] = 6, [[Violet]] = 7, [[Gray]] = 8, [[White]] = 9 | ||
** "'''B'''ad '''b'''oys '''r'''avish '''o'''ur '''y'''oung '''g'''irls '''b'''ut '''V'''iolet '''g'''oes '''w'''illingly" | ** "'''B'''ad '''b'''oys '''r'''avish '''o'''ur '''y'''oung '''g'''irls '''b'''ut '''V'''iolet '''g'''oes '''w'''illingly" | ||
==Medicine== | |||
* [[Beta blockers]] end in "olol" which looks like two lower-case backwards B's: [[acebutolol]], [[betaxolol]], [[bisoprolol]], [[oxprenolol]], [[propranolol]]. | |||
* [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]]-prevention public health policy: "ABC" – [[abstinence|'''a'''bstinence]], '''b'''e faithful, use [[condom|'''c'''ondoms]]. |
Revision as of 05:17, 15 April 2010
Spelling
- "'i' before 'e' except after 'c'" is a commonly taught mnemonic rule of spelling, but it is false. The following words break the rule: conscience, society, eighty, science, atheist, leisure, heights, Eiffel (as in Eiffel Tower), beige, feisty, heinous, sheik, dreidel, geisha, Einstein, caffeine, protein, rottweiller, kaleidoscope, zeitgeist, reified.
- To deal with the many counter-examples, sometimes the rule is extended to "'i' before 'e' except after 'c' when the sound is 'ee' or when the sound is 'a' as in neighbor and weigh".
- Spelling of the word 'arithmentic':
- "'A Rat In The House May Eat The Ice Cream"
- Spelling of the word 'because':
- "Big Elephants Can Always Understand Small Elephants"
- Spelling of the word 'business':
- "You take the bus to business"
- Spelling of the word 'geography':
- "George Eliot's old grandmother rode a pig home yesterday"
- Spelling of the word 'Mississippi':
- "M I crooked letter, crooked letter I, crooked letter, crooked letter I, humpback, humpback I"
- Spelling of the word 'necessary':
- "Never Eat Cress Eat Salad Sandwiches And Remain Youthful!"
- "A vicar has one collar and two socks" (one 'c', two 's')
- Spelling of 'separate':
- "There is always a rat in 'separate'"
- "Keep your parachute in separate"
- Spelling of 'stationary'/'stationery':
- "Stationery has an 'e' as in envelope, stationary has an a as in automobile"
- "Stationery is for paper. Stationary is for parked car."
Mathematics
- Sin = Obtuse / Hypotenuse; Cosine = Adjacent / Hypotenuse; Tangent = Obtuse / Adjacent – see trigonometry
- SOH CAH TOA
Science
- The colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.
- Richard of York gave battle in vain.
- Order of the planets: Mercury, Venus, Terra (or Earth), Mars, Asteroids, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto
- "Mother very thoughtfully made a jelly sandwich under no protest"
Engineering
- The color code on electronic resistors: Black = 0, Brown = 1, Red = 2, Orange = 3, Yellow = 4, Green = 5, Blue = 6, Violet = 7, Gray = 8, White = 9
- "Bad boys ravish our young girls but Violet goes willingly"
Medicine
- Beta blockers end in "olol" which looks like two lower-case backwards B's: acebutolol, betaxolol, bisoprolol, oxprenolol, propranolol.
- HIV/AIDS-prevention public health policy: "ABC" – abstinence, be faithful, use condoms.