Let Me Hear The Words You Always Spelled Incorrectly Until You Learned A Trick For Them

Some words are just so tricky to spell. Ask me to spell gaurantee and I'll defenitely get it wrong. OK, I was just kidding; I misspelled those on purpose. But, I was the champion of my second, sixth, and eighth-grade spelling bees, which means I learned a lot of mnemonic devices to remember how to spell words.

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For example, "dessert" is what you eat, and "desert" is a hot, dry place. You can remember that because "dessert" has two S's and you want second helpings.

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Or to remember the difference between "their" and "there," "there" refers to the direction or place something is because the "r" is pointing over "there."

Road traffic signs including detour (Umleitung in German), parking and turn signs form the word "there." Busy street background with construction crane visible
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In eighth grade, when I was studying for the spelling bee and couldn't remember how to spell "brazen," my mom kept reminding me that "my bra puts me in a zen-like state." While bras don't put me in a zen-like state, I've sure never forgotten how to spell it.

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Now, I'm going to toss it to you. What is a little brain trick you use to remember to spell difficult words?

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Tell us, and your mnemonic device could be featured in an upcoming BuzzFeed Community post.