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Letter: Letter

Published 14 July 2001

From Denis Le Marchant-Smith

This mnemonic is considerably older than Corfield’s book. It was taught to me
at school around 40 years ago, and I still use it from time to time, together
with a similar offering for the cranial nerves of the dogfish: Only Old Officers
Pathetically Tremble At Facing A Glory Vague And Hypothetical.

Guernsey, Channel Islands

Issue no. 2299 published 14 July 2001

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