My principal principle

[dsrtao]

Argh. Other people!

A principal is something or someone which comes first.
Mnemonic: "a" comes first.

A principle is an idea to which you should adhere.
Mnemonic: I dunno.

Comments

[tpau]

i was always told a principal is the guy in charge of your school. cause he is your PAL, see.

[bridgetminerva.livejournal.com]

Principle Mnemonic: See I PLay, Emmanuel. (Kant)

Principal Mnemonic: Your Principal is a real Pal

(I still do There is location: E is located on both sides or R, Their is possession the dot on the 'i' belongs to the word. and They're a sentence. and a host of others)

[metahacker.livejournal.com]

This error is found often in my field. MITRE, notably, has a bunch of Principle Engineers. It looks kind of dumb on a business card. "Oh, so you craft the principles by which your company operates?"

[jdulac.livejournal.com]

mnemonic: principle => rule