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  1. Pneumonic or Mnemonic? - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Apr 21, 2015 · 1 From wiktionary : 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 …

  2. What's an easy way to remember when to use "affect" or "effect"?

    May 6, 2011 · 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.

  3. idiom requests - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Dec 20, 2016 · b : a virulent contagious febrile disease that is caused by a bacterium (Yersinia pestis) and that occurs in bubonic, pneumonic, and septicemic forms —called also black death …

  4. Mnemonic for 'onomatopoeia'? - English Language & Usage Stack …

    I agree with Spehro Pefhany that Yoko Ono is the place to start. When she wants to do yoga, what does she use? An Ono mat. For the poeia part, just use the vowel order of the word …

  5. Thirty days hath September, April, June and November?

    Dec 9, 2019 · According to everything I can find 1, 2, and all usages I can remember ever coming across, hath is the 3rd person singular present tense of have, and not the plural. So why does …

  6. confusables - How does one remember the difference between a ...

    Aug 6, 2023 · Is there a good mnemonic for remembering the difference between "stalactite" (hangs down) and "stalagmite" (points up)?

  7. Mnemonic for remembering how to spell "mnemonic" [closed]

    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?

  8. capitalization - Should "pandemic" be capitalized when referring …

    May 16, 2024 · It would be unusual, though hardly unacceptable, to capitalise the pandemic (to emphasise the magnitude). Thus Conrad Duncan, writing under the Imperial College London …

  9. Are there any English words starting with an "ny" sound?

    Jun 6, 2016 · pneumonic n/j//u/'m/A/n/I/k It's worth noting that these readily available and easily searchable pronunciation dictionaries are far from complete and likely contain errors.