Peg System

Attributed to: Stanislaus mink von Wennsshein 1648, Dr Richard Grey 1730

Associate a consonant sound for each digit: 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9

• 1 = T or D (T has one downstroke)
• 2 = N (n has two downstrokes)
• 3 = M (m has 3 downstrokes)
• 4 = R (last letter of four)
• 5 = L (Roman numeral for 50 is L)
• 6 = J, ch, sh, soft g, etc (J turned round looks like a 6)
• 7 = K, hard c, hard g (you can use 7 for form a K by putting one rightside up, and the other upside down)
• 8 = F or V, (handwritten f has two loops)
• 9 = P or B (9 turned around looks like P)
• 0 = S or Z (first sound of the word zero)

above from Develop a super-power memory by harry Lorayne

TeN MoRe LoGiC FiBs (a mnemonic to remember the sounds in sequence from 1-0)

When you see a number, read it as the Sounds and turn it into a word.

e.g. 124 = TeNoR

Create a word for each number 1-0 so when you remember a list you associate each 'thing' you want to remember with your 'peg' number word e.g. if you word for 1 is Toy then you would associate the first thing on your list with a giant Toy.

Phonetic alphabet for each of the number 0-9

To remember a number just make a word, or word sequence, by stringing the phonetics together with whatever vowels you need in the middle

Extensions...

Create a word for each number:

1 = tie

2 = noah

3 = ma

4 = rye

5 = law

6 = shoe

7 = cow

8 = ivy

9 = bee

10 = toes

to remember things in order – associate them (ridiculously) with the word.

Peg words for 11 – 25

11 – tot, 12 – tin, 13 – tomb, 14 – tire, 15 – towel, 16 - dish, 17 – tack, 18 – dove, 19 – tub, 20 – nose, 21 – net, 22 – nun, 23 – name, 24 – nero, 25 – nail (from Develop a super-power memory by harry Lorayne)

peg words for 26 – 50

26 – notch, 27 – neck, 28 – knife, 29 – knob, 30 – mice, 31 – mat, 32 – moon, 33 – mummy, 34 – mower, 35 – mule, 36 – match, 37 – mug, 38 – movie, 39 – mop, 40 – rose, 41 – rod, 42 – rain, 43 – ram, 4 – rower, 45 – roll, 46 – roach, 47 – rock, 48 – roof, 49 rope, 50 - lace. (from Develop a super-power memory by harry Lorayne)

51 – lot, 52 – lion, 53 – loom, 54 – lure, 55 – lily, 56 – leech, 57 – log, 58 – lava, 59 – lip, 60 – cheese, 61 – sheet, 62 – chain, 63- chum, 64 – cheery, 65 – jail, 66 – choo choo, 67 – chalk, 68 – chef, 69 – ship, 70 – case, 71 – cot, 72 – coin, 73 – comb, 74 – car, 75 – coal (from Develop a super-power memory by harry Lorayne)

76 – cage, 77 – coke, 78 – cave, 79- cob, 80- fez, 81 – fit, 82 – phone, 83 – foam, 84 – fur, 85 – file, 86 – fish, 87 – fog, 88 -fife, 89 – fob, 90 – bus, 91- bat, 92 – bone, 9 3- bum, 94 – bear, 95 – bell, 96 – beach, 97 book, 98 – puff, 99 – pipe, 100 – thesis or disease (from Develop a super-power memory by harry Lorayne)

Use a rhyming scheme

e.g. To remember the number 4659 (door, sticks, hive, wine) – come to the front door(4), open it and see a pile of sticks (6) which I pick up and see a bee hive (5), so I run into the kitchen and see a glass of wine(9).