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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Some useful mnemonics
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (ghunchu'wI' 'utlh)
Tue Nov 15 10:56:35 2011
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From: "ghunchu'wI' 'utlh" <qunchuy@alcaco.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:55:58 -0500
To: tlhIngan Hol email discussion forum <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
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On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 7:55 AM, Lieven Litaer <lieven.litaer@web.de> wrote:
> I remembered them seperately:
> "push the door, and it's {poS}"
> "The thief steals {nIH} with his right {nIH} hand."
When I think I might confuse words with one another, I make it a point
not to consider them together. Learning them independently makes it
easier for me to keep from mixing them up. I failed to do this with
{waQ} and {wen}, and I always used to have to look up which one is
which. I currently use the mnemonic phrase "way back when" (for
non-native English users, that's an idiom meaning "a long time ago").
> I remember the alphabet: the H in moHaq comes first, then the j from mojaq.
I do exactly the same thing. Though I now know them without needing
the crutch, I still can't help but think of it every single time.
Mnemonics stick with me long after they've served their purpose, and
that can be annoying. I don't even remember what the connection is
sometimes. Can anyone tell me why I get a mental image of a deer with
its antlers caught on the ceiling beams whenever I say the word
{rInDI'}?
-- ghunchu'wI'
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