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bone to the actual forming of the picture is the work of the
merest fraction of a second. The thing for you to keep in
mind is that the thought or picture that comes to you when
you hear any intangible word, is the one to use. I used
Dorsey for dorsal, but you, perhaps, would have thought of
"door-sill," which would have served the purpose just as
well.
The Spanish word for "bird" is "pajaro," (pronounced
pa-kar-ro). Can you think of a substitute word for it? It's
easy, because the word almost sounds like "parked car."
Parked car, of course, is something that is tangible and
which you can picture in your mind. So—why not make a
ridiculous or illogical association, as you've already learned,
between "parked car" and "bird"? You might "see" a
parked car crammed full of birds, or a bird parking a car,
etc.

The next time you try to recall the Spanish word for
"bird," your ridiculous association will help you to recall
that the word is "pajaro." The substitute word you select
does not have to sound exactly like the foreign word you're
trying to remember. For "pajaro," you might have used pa
carrying eau (water), or, parks in a row, either of which
would have also helped you to remember the word. As long