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peg word for the first two digits of the four; and any word
that is not a peg word, but does fit phonetically, for the
second pair of digits. i.e.—the trunk line number to be
memorized is 6491—use cherry for 64, but don't use bat
in your association for 91—use any other word for 91, like
beet, or boat. Now, after any length of time, when you want
to remember this particular number, you would know that
64 is first because cherry is a peg word; beet or boat are not
peg words, therefore 91 is the second pair of digits! For the
number In 1-4084, you might associate indian—rose—fairy.
Fairy is not a peg word, so 84 must be the last or second two
digits.
I devised this last method quite recently and I find that
it works like a charm. Its use definitely dismisses the possi-
bility of exchanging the numbers. There are other thoughts
on the subject, of course, such as picturing one of your
items much larger than the other, etc., but I don't hold too
much stock in them.
I have taken all this space to explain these ideas because
the same thoughts hold true for remembering prices, ad-
dresses, time schedules, style numbers and anything that
requires that you memorize four digit numbers. As far as
telephone numbers are concerned—the worst that could
happen if you exchanged the digits in the trunk line num-
bers, is that you would dial the wrong number the first time,
but get your party the second time.
By the way, if a zero should be the first of the two digits,
simply make up a word for the digits. For 05, use sail, cell
or sale; for 07—sick, sock or sack, etc. If you run across two
zeros in a row, you could use seas, sews or zoos.
Well, now you should know how to memorize any tele-
phone number! In order to remember whose phone num-
ber it is, it is necessary to add only one word to your associa-
tion. If the number belongs to someone with whom you