21 Clever Mnemonic Devices That Will Help You Remember Almost Everything

"And yes, I still include Pluto. I learned it that way and I am not changing it 20 years later. Thanks Mr. Eliot! #neverforgetpluto" —leiacardin

Other variations: “In French, we have this mnemonic sentence 'Mon Vieux, Tu M'as Jeter Sur Une Nouvelle Planète,' which translates to 'Old pal, you threw me on another planet.'" —noémieouellette

“Mary’s Violet Eyes Make John Stay Up Nights Pining.” —kademcgillis

And without *Pluto: "My Very Excited Mother Just Served Us Nachos"– maddyyaaasss

"It's weird but it's how I remember it." —akh12304

—micahrob2000

*It's also spelled "grey" in Canada.

"When learning how to solve equations in sixth-grade math, I used to remember this acronym to remember the orders of operations." —andpeggy51

Other variations: "Pandas Eat Milk Duds And Skittles.” —nadams01

"I always use RAVEN to remember the when to use affect or effect." —jenniferantics

—texascupcake

Other variations: "Keep Ponds Clean Or Fish Get Sick." —scotts4ce0205ce

"Kings Play Chess On Fine Green Silk.” —keholder792

"I work at a bank. I use this trick to train tellers to remember which portrait is on each dollar bill. Knowing the portraits is a helpful step to catching counterfeits. You would think spotting the wrong portrait would be easy but I have had customers fooled before." —tracynicole

“I could never get my b’s and d’s right when I learned how to spell, so my mom taught me ‘b' for 'bright goes to the right' to remember what side to put the bump! And I remembered what ‘right' was because it was the hand I held my pencil with.” —meghanm4fe68bdba

"My tenth-grade math teacher taught us this and it's stuck with me for over 10 years!" —sassmaster

"As silly as it sounds, I could never remember how to spell 'necessary.' So I just remember a shirt has one collar and two sleeves. I learned that from my third-grade teacher!" —gabbyc449b6ef26

"I’m in sports medicine and remembering all the bones in the body is crucial! One of the many mnemonic devices I’ve learned is the one for the carpal bones in your hand." —sydneyl455da3e29

"I always remember it as stalaGmites are on the Ground, and stalaCtites are on the Ceiling!" —elizabethjanes

Another variation: “My professor told the class a joke to remember the difference. Stalagmite because you ‘MITE’ trip over them and stalactite because you should hold on ‘TITE.’” —panther718

—alanabaker

"The fork goes on the left of the plate, and the knife and spoon go on the right of the plate. 'Fork' and 'left' both have four letters and 'knife,' 'spoon,' and 'right' each have five. Also, if you make an ‘okay’ sign with both hands, the left makes a lowercase 'b' (bread goes to the left of the plate) and the right hand makes a 'd' (your drink goes on the right)." —kamahu92

—heatherf4b0b8fcf4

Another variation: "On Our Own, They Traveled And Found Voldemort Guarding Very Ancient Horcruxes." —ljforeman11

"I went to a Catholic high school and my ninth-grade Old Testament teacher taught us this. It's been stuck in my head for 20 years." —dcpuppygirl2

"When you're S-T-R-E-S-S-E-D you eat D-E-S-S-E-R-T-S. Desserts is stressed backwards." —katelynp43b9d67eb

Another trick: "To remember the difference between dessert and desert, remember that dessert has two s's like Strawberry Shortcake!" —joykipler

—jacqiprochaska

"It's the both the order from West to East and the order from biggest to smallest." —kenta42e4995b4

“To teach multiplication with decimals, I sing part of ‘Irreplaceable' by Beyoncé. Plus I add in some funky jumping to the left dance moves. I would tell my students that Beyoncé wrote that song specifically for me so I could use it in math class. Some kids actually believed it for a while, lol. When I see a former student they say they still remember that song!” —jennifere457d607ff

– kellyz7

Other variations: "NEWS."– rannss

"Never Eat Shredded Wheat."– michelle87

"As an Australian, I learned Never Eat Soggy Weetbix."– antarabasumatary