2007-10-16 09:42:12 · 9 answers · asked by BRANDI 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
a mnemonic device
like for the planets
My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas
except now "pizzas" is no longer a planet
2007-10-16 09:46:36 · answer #1 · answered by Greg H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm, mnemonic versus acronym. Here's my take:
If you take a bunch of random words and wanna remember them easily, it's MNEMONIC. (Like those words to remember the order of the planets...)
But if you have a particular phrase and you just use the first letter of each word, it's ACRONYM. (Like NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) or DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education))
2007-10-16 10:12:43 · answer #2 · answered by kaire 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Acronym
2007-10-16 09:59:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm...... It's mnemonic, as you heard, but here's what I learned:
My Very Educated Mother Just Showed Us Nine Planets
but yeah, they dumped poor Pluto so now whatcha gonna do?
2007-10-16 10:02:01 · answer #4 · answered by pookiemct07 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mnemonics, if it is to help memorize something.
Acronym fits the definition you give int the second sentence.
2007-10-16 09:47:36 · answer #5 · answered by dougger 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IT'S CALLED AN ACRONYM.
2007-10-16 09:56:00 · answer #6 · answered by Loren S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
acronym
2007-10-16 09:46:05 · answer #7 · answered by Raven W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mnemonic
2007-10-16 09:55:46 · answer #8 · answered by The old man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ANAGRAM?
2007-10-20 09:38:35 · answer #9 · answered by Lucky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋