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I would say mnemonics stick much longer than abstract knowledge. While I haven't heard them in years, I (and probably every one I know) could tell you that "Every Good Boy Does Fine" tells the lines of treble clef, and "Please excuse my dear aunt Sally" stands for order of operations. I'm sure they ...

Sue and Brian bought stickers and markers for a multi-family Smith and Johnson yardsale they were planning with Tom and Lisa for friday and saturday.

It's awkward, but maybe correct?

A bit of learning theory and research: While it's possibly the most commonly used and ever-ready fallback of teaching vocab, rote memory is one of the worst teaching methods in terms of results. So while students may appear to be learning endless flashcards, test them a week later and their 'knowled...