FRIEND

Mnemonic Device

  • Five Red Indians Eating Nuts Downstairs

Variations

  • Friends end in end
  • If you "fri" your friend he'll come to an "end"
  • You wouldn't want a fiend for a friend, remember how you r
  • I will be your friend to the END

Explanation

to remember how to spell the word FRIEND. The first letter of each word in "Five Red Indians Eating Nuts Downstairs" spells it out, handy for a word whose "ie" often gets flipped by mistake.