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Secrets of Mental Math
words: man, men, mine, mane, moon, many, money, menu,
amen, omen, amino, mini, minnie, and so on. Notice that the
word minnie is acceptable since the n sound is only used once.
The following words could not represent the number 32
because they use other consonant sounds: mourn, melon, mint.
These words would be represented by the numbers 342, 352,
and 321, respectively. The consonant sounds of h, w, and y can
be added freely since they don’t appear on the list. Hence, 32
can also become human, woman, yeoman, or my honey.
The following list gives you a good idea of the types of words
you can create using this phonetic code. Don’t feel obligated to
memorize it—use it as inspiration to explore the possibilities on
your own.
1 tie
2 knee
3 emu
4 ear
5 law
6 shoe
7 cow
8 ivy
9 bee
10 dice
11 tot
12 tin
13 tomb
14 tire
15 towel
16 dish
17 duck
18 dove
19 tub
20 nose
21 nut
22 nun
23 name
24 Nero
25 nail
26 notch
27 neck
28 knife
29 knob
30 mouse
31 mat
32 moon
33 mummy
34 mower
35 mule
36 match
37 mug
38 movie
39 map
40 rose
41 rod
42 rain
43 ram
44 rear
45 roll
46 roach
47 rock
48 roof
49 rope
50 lace
51 light
52 lion
53 lamb
54 lure
55 lily
56 leash
57 log
58 leaf
59 lip
60 cheese
61 sheet
62 chain
63 chum
64 cherry
65 jail
66 judge
67 chalk
68 chef
69 ship
70 kiss
71 kite
72 coin