Subject: Aids for remembering gismu

From: "seidensticker" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 08:47:06 -0800

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Has there been any attempt to collect mnemonic aids for remembering gismu? =
Instead of a brute force approach ("kumfa =3D room...kumfa =3D room...KUMF=
A =3D ROOM!"), memory seems to be helped with some sort of association, esp=
ecially one that's visual. For example: imagining a "COOMFAtable room" (co=
mfortable room). Or, imagining a man SITting in a ZOOT SUit (zutse). Or, =
"don't get CHEEKY this TIME OF DAY" (tcika).

Obviously, some associations will make sense only to the maker, but I wonde=
r if mnemonic suggestions might be a useful addition to either a dictionary=
entry or a tutorial chapter's glossary list.

Bob