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What's in a Name? 133
ber foreign language vocabulary. If you've read this chapter
carefully, you know that you must utilize my system of
"substitute words or thoughts" in order to make the names
mean something to you. No matter how strange the name
sounds upon first hearing it, it can always be broken down
to a substitute word or thought. Simply think of a word
or phrase that sounds as much like the name as possible. If
you were to meet a Mr. Freedman, you might picture a man
being fried. Fried man—Freedman. If the name were Free-
man, you could picture a man holding or waving an Ameri-
can flag; he's free. You might want to picture a man escap-
ing from prison; he's a free man. Remember please, that
whatever you decide on for your substitute word, phrase
or thought, is the one to use. Ten people given the same
name to remember, may all use a different substitute word
in order to remember it.
The name Fishter might make you picture a fish stirring
something, or stirring something with a fish. Fish stir—
Fishter. Someone else may feel that picturing just a fish
would be enough to recall the name. If you want to picture
someone tearing a fish in half, or a fish tearing something
in half, that would do it too. Fish tear—Fishter. You could
picture yourself fishing and catching a toe instead of a fish.
Fish toe—Fishter. Any one of these would suffice to help
you remember the name.
It is not important to strain yourself to find a substitute
word that sounds exactly like the name; or to use words
for every part of the name. Remember what I told you
some chapters ago; If you remember the main, the inci-
dentals will fall into place by true memory! The very fact
that you are thinking of and with the name, in this fashion,
will help impress it on your mind. You have automatically
become interested in the name merely by searching for a