What is the name of this memory technique?

TallBill

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When having to remember a list of things, you use the first letters of each word in the list to form a memorable saying.

For example if I was trying to remember the four directions North, East, South, West, I'd remember "Never eat shredded wheat".

What is this technique called?
 

Shadowedge

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That would be a mnemonic.

My Favorite: Billy Brown Raped Our Young Girls But Violet Gave Willingly :)
 

DaShen

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Originally posted by: Shadowedge
That would be a mnemonic.

My Favorite: Billy Brown Raped Our Young Girls But Violet Gave Willingly :)

What is "Billy Brown" and what is "Gave Willingly"?
 

bignateyk

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Originally posted by: DaShen
Originally posted by: Shadowedge
That would be a mnemonic.

My Favorite: Billy Brown Raped Our Young Girls But Violet Gave Willingly :)

What is "Billy Brown" and what is "Gave Willingly"?

Yeah, assuming this is mnemonic for the colors, I dont know what BB and GW are.

How about:

Rape Our Young Girls Before Inserting Virus

ROYGBIV
 

DaShen

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Originally posted by: bignateyk
Originally posted by: DaShen
Originally posted by: Shadowedge
That would be a mnemonic.

My Favorite: Billy Brown Raped Our Young Girls But Violet Gave Willingly :)

What is "Billy Brown" and what is "Gave Willingly"?

Yeah, assuming this is mnemonic for the colors, I dont know what BB and GW are.

How about:

Rape Our Young Girls Before Inserting Virus

ROYGBIV

"Gave Willingly"? Gamma Waves?

But UV and XRays are befroe gamma waves and that still doesn't show "Billy Brown"?

**EDIT**
BTW it is ROYGBV (the I is not there)
 

Shadowedge

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Originally posted by: DaShen
Originally posted by: Shadowedge
That would be a mnemonic.

My Favorite: Billy Brown Raped Our Young Girls But Violet Gave Willingly :)

What is "Billy Brown" and what is "Gave Willingly"?

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