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Review of i before e (except after c)

Here is an amusing collection of ingenious mnemonics devised to help us learn and understand hundreds of important fact as children and can continue to resonate with us as adults.

Featuring all the mnemonics you’ll ever need to know, this fun little book will bring back all the simple, easy-to-remember rhymes from your childhood—once learned, fix the information in the brain forever—such as learning to count by reciting “One, Two, buckle my shoe, Three, Four, knock at the door.” Packed with clever verses, engaging acronyms, curious—and sometimes hilarious—sayings that can be used to solve a problem or cap an argument.

Take a trip back to the classroom, and rediscover the assortment of practical memory aids covering a range of different subjects, including spelling, time, mathematics, history, general trivia, and much more. The information is organized in short snippets by category such as:
* Geographically Speaking: Remember North East South West by reciting Never Eat Slimy Worms or Naughty Elephants Squirt Water.
* Time and the Calendar: “Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November; All the rest have 31 excepting February alone; And that has 28 days clear; With 29 in each leap year”
* Think of a Number: Know the Roman numerals by remembering “I Value Xylophones Like Cows Dig Milk”
* World History: “In fourteen hundred, ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue, And found this land, land of the Free, beloved by you, beloved by me”

The clever verses, engaging acronyms, curious sayings are endless. Guaranteed to amuse and inform, here is a perfect gift for any language lover—complete with a To/From gift plate.

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Comments for i before e (except after c)

Posted on 2009-10-28
Great Refresher Book!

Knowledge is something that at least to me is so easily forgotten. I mean I was a decent student, but since I have been out of school now for 6 years I have forgotten so much. I enjoy learning new facts and especially easy ways to remember them. The book "I before E (Except After C): Old-School Ways to Remember Stuff" by Judy Parkinson is a great book to start with.

Throughout "I Before E" you will learn mnemonics for categories in Geography, World History, Religion, Time and the Calendar, and so much more. Like "I Sighted Thomas's Rights" stands for the date 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was signed (count the letters in each word.) Another great mnemonic I enjoyed was "Pick An Indian Summer Apple" which stands for the 5 oceans: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic.

This book is so useful and I think it would really be an awesome book for any parent to have to help their children in school or it would be a great reference book for older students. Although even if you are not a student, like me, it is definitely a book that I enjoyed and found interesting and even hilarious at times! I mean who wouldn't laugh when you read "Seems Like Mata Hari Picked Her Targets Carefully." (The first letter of each word references one of the Seven Wonders of the World.)

This book is classified as a Reference/Word & Language book and is a Reader's Digest book. I know I will definitely be using what I learned from this book when my sons start school!

I was given this book to review from FSB. You can read more of my reviews (and enter giveaways) at [...]
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Posted on 2009-08-12
The young and old can benefit from this book!

Now that my oldest child is in school, I feel the need to freshen up on a few things regarding school and education. This is one of the tools I need for that mental refresher. Reader's Digest and Judy Parkinson have done a really great job at providing those essential mnemonic strategies in remembering some of the most basic, yet hard to remember rules of everything from grammar and literature to science, nature, religion, and so much more. This book, along with I Used to Know That: Stuff You Forgot From School and My Grammar and I Or Should It Be Me?: Old School Ways to Improve Your English are treasures on my desk, making great reference tools and grammatical aids! All three books are highly recommended!
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Posted on 2009-05-10
i before e except after c

cute book but not something to read cover to cover in one sitting. found 2(two) typos, first on page 4 and second on page 11.
can't wait to find others. who proofed this?
would still recommend it for fun. I purchased 5 copies. son and son in law loved it.
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Posted on 2009-03-23
i before e (except after c)

I was pleasantly surprised by this book. I just love this book. It is very useful and very informative.
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Posted on 2009-01-31
i before e( except after c)

Very nice to have this book as I can
refer to it often. Things I learned many
years ago believe it or not were forgotten.
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