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okokokok, I didn't explain it well enough. (I think my calc teacher made it up herself.)
"X" equals negative "b" Yes, you ignore the "pick-up" notes. "X" would be on the second note otherwise.
"b" squared minus 4 "a" "c" "Squared" is only one syllable, but I think the main confusion is that 4 is sung over 2 notes.
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the four signs of infection
Cholar (redness)
Molar (swelling)
Dolar (Pain)
Solar (Heat--fever).
I learned them as
rubor = redness
tumor = swelling
dolor = pain
calor = heat
and
functio laese = loss of function (doesn't fit the pattern - never did. Too bad - deal with it)
The first four translate fairly directly into standard English, anyway
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spelling: aborigines OR, these days, aboriginal people.
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bactrian camels have a "train" of humps on their back!
(you'll know which is which now, but you'll always spell it wrong!)
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Well, at long last, we have finally resolved the matter of "humps". Perhaps now we can move on to more savory subjects of mnemonic learning such as the origins of these camels.
Dromedary: Known as "the arabian camel.
Bactrian: Rearrange the letters in "a bactrian" to read "ain't arab"
Further, if challenged, I can prove mnemonically that "ain't" is proper english.
Incidentally; In mid last century rural Alabama it was quite acceptable in polite society to remark.. "Mary Ellen finally had her youn'un. It was a little nine pound humper". Then and there, people were more colorful and more direct.
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Keiva: For example, one trying to recite the names of all fifty US states might begin by learning how many begin with A, with B, with C, etc.
Or you could learn the song "Fifty Nifty United States" that I learned in 5th Grade for my school's "Parade of States." I still know the damned song, and therefore can immediately rattle off all 50 states in alphabetical order. I wish I knew who wrote the thing, but maybe you could LIU if you're interested.
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I ... can immediately rattle off all 50 states in alphabetical order.
Probably faster than you could rattle off the months of the year, the first ten digits or even the names of the days of the week in alphabetical order.
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Yes, Flatlander, and that's a fun way. The method I mentioned (for words) parallels Faldage's-method-for-numbers, in that it is of general application.
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Many thanks for staightening out the humps on the dromedary and bactrian camels. (I wish tsuwm had posted some etymological information!)
Do any of you have mnemonic devices for distinguishing among the flower parts: corolla, calyx, perianth, sepals and petals? (Petals aren't always what they seem, as in the case of the daisy...)
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>I wish tsuwm had posted some etymological information!
man, if I posted etyminfo for every word discussion that came along, I'd be like... a poohbah or sumptin.
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