I had always learned the colors of the light spectrum as Roy G Biv (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet). I learned today that there are other ways to keep it straight.
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03-16-2009, 01:27 PM #1
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03-16-2009, 04:23 PM #2
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How?
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03-17-2009, 06:27 AM #3
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Funny you should ask... Originally Posted by Flybye
No way
How?
The book I finished this morning contained the following mnemonic for the colors of the rainbow:
Rowntree's
Of
York
Give
Best
In
Value
The author is from York and lived in Edinburgh at the time of publication, so I'm sure that memory device has more relevance for those residing "across the pond", but I love a good coincidence.
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