Judy Parkinson (1)
Author of I before E (except after C): Old-School Ways to Remember Stuff
For other authors named Judy Parkinson, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Judy Parkinson is a British author, journalist and television producer. Her works include the bestselling 'I before E (Except after C)' , 'Remember, Remember the Fifth of November: The History of Britain in Bite-sized Chunks' and 'Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas: Popular Expressions - What show more They Mean and Where We Got Them'. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Works by Judy Parkinson
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- Parkinson, Judith Anne (birth name)
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- Großbritannien
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- London, England, UK
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Thirty days hath September,
April, June and November,
all the rest have thirty-one...
to remind themselves which months have 30, 31 or 28 days?
This book is nothing but mnemonics like the above, for just about everything: spelling, grammar, mathematics, history, science, health and a few other odds and ends.
My mom used to teach me mnemonics as a little kid; mostly for spelling. (Geography and Mississippi.) My dad taught me one for weather. They were incredibly helpful for a kid trying to remember things that felt huge. The geography and weather mnemonics, or variations of them, made it into the book, but am I the only one who learned how to spell Mississippi by saying:
M, I, crooked-letter, crooked-letter, I, crooked-letter, crooked-letter, I, hump-back, hump-back, I?
Anyway, this was a fun, quick read for a language lover and there were quite a few useful aides here for future Trivial Pursuit challenges.… (more)