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I Before E (Except After C): Old-School Ways to Remember Stuff | 
 enlarge | Author: Judy Parkinson
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
Category: Book
List Price: £9.99
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 124
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 176
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 1843172496
EAN: 9781843172499
ASIN: 1843172496
Publication Date: August 9, 2007
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 Indulge yourself! June 19, 2008
b4-its-2-l8 (London)
20 out of 24 found this review helpful
This is a little gem of a book; I bought it thinking it would give me helpful ways of knowing and remembering more about grammar - but it's so much more than this.
The whole book is about mnemonics and rhymes as memory aids, grouped into 17 themed categories as listed in the contents page, which is viewable on the 'Search Inside' feature.
This book is ideal for flicking open and dipping into whatever page it lands on as it not only cites fascinating facts/trivia it also provides the means for remembering them!
To give a flavour of the diversity of information in this book, here's a rhyme which caught my attention (I hope the information's accurate!) on what's good to choose for firewood:
Beech wood fires are bright and clear,
If the logs are kept a year,
Chestnut's only good, they say,
If for long it's laid away.
Birch and fir logs burn too fast,
Blaze up bright and do not last.
Elm wood burns like churchyard mould,
Even the very flames are cold.
Poplar gives a bitter smoke,
Fills you eyes and makes you choke.
Apple wood will scent your room,
With an incense like perfume.
Oak and maple, if dry and old,
Keep away the winter cold.
But ash wood wet and ash wood dry,
A king shall warm his slippers by.
A combination of useless and useful information - great for Trivia buffs! November 10, 2007
E. Heckingbottom (U.K.)
71 out of 102 found this review helpful
As a primary school teacher, I had to laugh when I got my hands on it! Many of the mnemonics, reminders and memory 'helpers' that I use on a regular basis are in here - along with many others - some of which could well be useful! My copy now sits in my classroom on the reference shelf, where it is often looked through by my class of Year 6 children. Many of us can now count to 10 in Japanese thanks to the handy mnemonics hidden within - and we can all spell diarrhoea! (Dash, in a real rush, hurry or else accident)
I'm sure we can all remember some of the mnemonics that are in this book - even those of us who are unsure of what 'mnemonics' are! Think back to your childhhood and remember such things as:
'Big Elephants Can Always Upset Small Elephants' (Because)
'Richard of York Gave Battle in Vain' for the colours of the rainbow
'My Very Easy Method Just Shows Us Names of Planets' (I never get them in the wrong order when I use this mnemonic!
There are also a great many more - far too many to even mention!
However, possibly more importantly, it also gave me the answer to the question "What are sine and cosine?" which a colleague and I were discussing only the other day! Neither of us could remember why they were important, but we had clear memories of log books (me!) and using the appropriate key on the scientific calculator (my younger colleague!)
This is another book that is great for the bathroom and a terrific gift for trivia buffs all over. You never know, the mnemonics in it may well help you to win the next quiz night (I'm hoping!)
Enjoy it! I certainly have, and also managed to get hold of more copies as Christmas presents for trivia buffs and fellow pedants that I know! At this price, it would make a terrific small 'thank you' gift or extra Birthday present.
How useful! August 8, 2007
Alison Rose (Swindon Wilts)
30 out of 48 found this review helpful
What a useful book - its packed with mnemonics (I did not know they were called that) - which I used to be taught at school...........I before E except after C being the classic example.
As I flicked though the book I was taken back to many a school afternoon being taught some basic English, historical facts etc.
This really is a nice book - nice cover too - I will be giving a few copies out to many a relative this Xmas.
 Brimming with fun ways to remember useful and useless facts March 17, 2008
Ms. Katie J. Down (East Anglia)
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
I was given this fun, nostalgic and potentially very useful book for Christmas, and I've enjoyed dipping in and out of it.
The mnemonics and aide-memoires in ` I Before E (Except After C)', are divided into thematic sections such as `Animal, Vegetable, Mineral' and `Musical Interlude', and include everything from practical ways of remembering spellings and scientific formulae to old-fashioned rhymes to remind one of delightfully pointless information.
The factor that really limits the usefulness of the book as a reference work, is the absence of any sort of index. Let's say, for example, you're after an easy way to remember trigonometry. All you can do to locate the information is to identify the chapter it's likely to be listed in, and flick your way through that until you stumble upon it. Despite this minor frustration, the book is ideal for anyone wishing to find better, or more fun ways of recalling key facts - from fans of trivia to older people struggling with memories less reliable than they used to be. In fact, every household should have one - in the smallest room and on the book shelf.
30 days hath september, April June and November January 15, 2008
Peter Wade (Colchester England)
24 out of 26 found this review helpful
Only one minor criticism of this book is that it does not have an index. With computers it is very easy to do an index and any serious book should have one.
I still use the rhyme for the days of the month the famous Thirty days hath September etc
To spell or not to spell taught me that the mnemonic for DIARRHOEA which is a very difficult word to remember and is Dash In a A Real Rush Hurry Or Else Accident.
A common mistake because people get confused with the American spelling is licence / license and practice/ practise
s is the verb and c is the noun, that's the rule that runs the town.
A great little book which deserves a lot of study. It is a must for fans of arcane trivia. There were things in there that I had never heard of such as the taxonomic classification and the Buddhist ten states of mind.
A great present for those who think they know it all. They will soon realise they do not.
If you take time to memorise the contents of this book you might achieve number ten being Buddha, the state of perfection.
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