Pneumonic or Mnemonic? [closed] - English Language & Usage …
网页2015年4月21日 · pneumonic (not comparable) Of, or relating to the lungs; pulmonary. Of, or relating to pneumonia. It has nothing to do with memory. You are right by correcting to mnemonic.
Mnemonic for remembering how to spell "mnemonic" [closed]
网页It is ironic that the name of a mental device which is supposed to make our lives easier is itself so hard to spell. Is there a mnemonic for the spelling of mnemonic?
Mnemonic for 'onomatopoeia'? - English Language & Usage Stack …
网页The Greek word onomato-poi-ia contains the genitive form onomatos, in the word composition the s is omitted. poi-ia is the noun from the Greek verb and means " the making". The whole word composition means the making of names/words, literally "word's making" or "word making". The Romans took the Greek word and …
What's an easy way to remember when to use "affect" or "effect"?
网页2011年5月6日 · Is there an easy way to remember when to use the word affect or effect in a sentence? It is very confusing, and I still get them mixed up.
Questions tagged [initialisms] - English Language & Usage Stack …
网页Questions tagged [initialisms] Ask Question. An initialism is an abbreviation which consists of the initial components of a phrase or word, and which is mainly pronounced by spelling the initialism aloud. Learn more….
Is There a Way to Remember Nouns, Verbs & Adjectives
网页Is there a simple and concise way to remember nouns, adjectives and verbs aside from poems? I am aware of a number of poems available to aid memory, but I am looking for something a lot more simpl...
prepositions - Using the FANBOYS "for" in a series - English …
网页2013年7月16日 · 3. "for" of FANBOYS refers to the coordinating conjunction for (He ate, for he was hungry), not the preposition for (The food is for you). – Simon Kuang. Jul 16, 2013 at 5:45. 1. FANBOYS is a mnemonic device for for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so. – …
etymology - What's the history of the mnemonic "Father Charles …
网页In 1885, in an article about music education, the author wrote the Father Charles line, and attributed it to a "government schoolmistress," saying that it "emanated from one of the training colleges." A similar mnemonic – Go Down And Enter By Force – is printed on the same page; that one is attributed to "some unknown author." Reference: Educational Plans in Music Teaching, in The ...
idiom requests - More up-to-date alternative for "avoiding …
网页2016年12月20日 · In Europe, the last Plague pandemic took place quite some time ago, so, personally, I have never had to avoid the plague. Yet we still say, "avoiding something like the plague". Is there an alterna...
Are there any English words starting with an "ny" sound?
网页2016年6月6日 · Plenty of English words have an "ny" sound (/nj/) in the middle, like onion and canyon. Are there any American English words that start with this sound? My native-speaker intuition tells me this is