For the purposes of checking your spelling, however, a small pocket dictionary will probably suffice. In fact, bookstores will often sell dictionaries that have nothing but spelling, and those can be very efficient, indeed, for this purpose. The important thing about owning any kind of dictionary, though, is that you must have it immediately at hand when you are writing. Putting the dictionary on a shelf in the den when you do your writing at the kitchen table doesn't do much good. A P ig H ome Y esterday.
Some mnemonics seem more difficult to remember than the spelling they're supposed to serve.
Mindy McAdams remembers the three e 's in cemetery as three tombstones in a row. When you think of stationery , think of the e in envelope . Coming up with mnemonics to help you remember things is a device you probably use in other studies all the time. Extend the habit into your personal mission to improve spelling. Be as inventive as you wish and have fun with the idea.