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200 Anniversaries, Birthdays and Other Important Dates
ber, so a different idea must be used. I could tell you to
make up a word which would represent the three digit num-
ber, and I will tell you to do that in most cases. But, if done
all the time, it may confuse you.
If the word in your association was "tighten" (112), how
would you know whether it meant the first month, 12th
day, or the nth month, 2nd day? You wouldn't, and your
birthday card would be a bit late if you sent it on Novem-
ber 2nd to someone whose birthday is January 12th. It
would be late, or about two months too early.
So, you must have a definite distinction to avoid this. I
would suggest that the easiest way to do it is to use one
word for the three digits, only for the first nine months.
For October, November and December, use two words,
your peg word to represent the month, and another word to
represent the day. If you feel that you wouldn't know
which word came first, then always use a word that is not
a basic peg word for your day. That way you'll know that
the regular peg always represents the month.
Actually this isn't necessary if you're going to use one
word to represent the month and day for the first nine
months. If you do, you will know that wherever you have
two words in your association, the one that denotes two
digits must represent the month, and the other, the day.
If you have two words in your association, both of which
denote two digits, then naturally the one over twelve would
have to stand for the day. Only in the few cases where the
day is either the 10th, 11th or 12th in the 10th, 11th or
12th month will you have to use the ideas suggested in the
chapter on telephone numbers. You would have to use a
"logical illogical" picture to know which word comes first,
or, always use the basic peg word for the month, and make
up a word that fits phonetically, but is not a regular peg
word, for the day.