For example: “Roy G Biv” helps you reproduce the names and order of the colors of the rainbow. Every letter stands for a color (i.e., R for Red, O for Orange, etc.). The order is preserved by the somewhat meaningless sentence Roy G Biv. For some reason, we as humans remember ...
You might be familiar with the famous mnemonic for an English spelling rule, “i before e, except after c”.Another example of a word mnemonic is remembering the names of the Great Lakes (USA) with the phrase, “Super Heroes Must Eat Oats”. It stands for Superior, Huron, Michigan, ...
If you are having trouble remembering the order of the rainbow colors, simply memorize the name Roy G. Biv. This imaginary first, middle, and last name is an acronym made up of the initial letter of each color, in the order they appear in a rainbow. From top to bottom, they are: re...
Yes, Sir Isaac Newton is the one we have to thank for naming the rainbow colors. If not for him, we would not have the handy acronym “ROY G BIV.” Which of course stands for Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet. Today, some people question why we include blue, indigo...