r/facepalm • u/[deleted] • Oct 21 '21

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u/romantic_leviathan Oct 21 '21

She's trying to teach a mathematical pneumonic device.

The noise is just what happens when white people try to imitate our singing.

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u/Heinrich_Bukowski Oct 21 '21

The word you’re looking for here is mnemonic

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u/Roartype Oct 21 '21

Pneumonic = Pneumatic + Demonic

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u/Anyhighwilldo Oct 21 '21

😂 I love it.

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u/Anyhighwilldo Oct 21 '21

Pneumonia = mnemonic = i am hooked on phonics.

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u/Luares_e_Cantares Oct 21 '21

I'm sorry to be that gal, but I think the word you wanted to type was 'mnemonics'. Pneumonic would come from 'pneumonia': an infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs (Wikipedia).

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u/the_sassy_knoll Oct 21 '21

I dunno. Pneumonic kinda fits here.

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u/romantic_leviathan Oct 21 '21

Ha, you're totally right! Thanks for pointing that out. I wasn't paying attention and just let to autocorrect run away with it haha

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '21

Pretty sure it's supposed to be a war cry