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been using it for many years with three digit numbers in-
stead of the four digit numbers that appear here. He, of
course, utilized his own methods to memorize the list. I
will teach you here, the method that I use:—
You must realize by now that it would be almost impos-
sible to accomplish this without the aid of the phonetic
alphabet. Certainly, it would be definitely impossible to
memorize and retain the numbers without it. As a matter
of fact, this feat is so unbelievable to the uninitiated, that
you will find some people examining the list to find some
mathematical solution. Let them; since this is not based on
mathematics at all, they'll be more impressed and confused
than ever.
None of the four digit numbers in the list is repeated at
any time, each one is used only once. The numbers have
not been chosen at random, I've picked each one because
it fits into the system. And, here is the system:— If some-
one were to call E7—here is the way my mind would work.
My Key word for E7 must begin with the letter E, and
it must have one other consonant sound at the end. That
sound (in this particular case) must be the sound that
represents #7, which is the k or hard g sound. My Key
word for E7 is "egg." Eggs come from chickens—and the
phonetic alphabet tells me that "chickens" stands for 6720.
If you'll check the list, you will see that 6720 is the correct
number!
If B5 were called, I would know that the Key word must
begin with the letter B, and the ending consonant sound
must be the 1 sound for #5. The Key word for B5 is "bell."
A bell rings. Rings—4270! Can you see the simplicity of it?
Don't get me wrong—it will take you a bit of time and
study to master all the numbers, but the system is easy.
Again, may I mention that this is not only a fantastic mem-
ory stunt, but a wonderful thinking and memory exercise.