• Question: How do you memorize all those long words?

    Asked by CARROTZZ to Adrian, Gaia, Jim, Scott, Vicky on 10 Mar 2016.
    • Photo: Gaia Andreoletti

      Gaia Andreoletti answered on 10 Mar 2016:

      With lots of patience and time. And by repeating it lots and lots of times… at the end they just get stuck into your head

    • Photo: Adrian Buzatu

      Adrian Buzatu answered on 10 Mar 2016:

      You understand what is their origin. Mostly it’s from Greek and the names mean something. For example: anode, cathode.

    • Photo: Scott Lawrie

      Scott Lawrie answered on 10 Mar 2016:

      You are right – science is fully of long words. They become second nature the more and more you use them. Just think: when you were a baby, you didn’t know any words at all! But over time, your parents kept speaking to you and words began to sink in. Same thing happens if you study science for a long time!

    • Photo: Jim Barrett

      Jim Barrett answered on 10 Mar 2016:

      It’s the same way that I remember the names of loads of Pokemon, or the names of lots of sports stars. If you spend enough time thinking about it, then these things tend to stick

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