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From: Tom L.
Sent: Apr 24, 2008, 01:59:59
Subject: Supermemo for lyrics?

Question

I'd like to use Supermemo to learn song lyrics (can it be used for that?) but can't figure it out.

Answer

Yes, it definitely can.

Let's do it with Discipline, a lead single from the latest Nine Inch Nails studio album - The Slip - that has just been released today free of charge as a thank you for the continued and loyal support over the years.

Select the lyrics in your web browser and copy the selection to the clipboard (e.g. with Ctrl+C), switch to SuperMemo (e.g. with Alt+Tab), and, in SuperMemo, press Ctrl+Alt+N. This should add a new topic to your collection with the lyrics of the song.

Topic #1

Am I still tough enough?
Feels like I’m wearing down
Is my viciousness
Losing ground?
Am I taking too much
Did I cross a line
I need my role in this
Very clearly defined

I need your discipline
I need your help
I need your discipline
You know once I start I cannot help myself

And now it's starting up
feels like I'm losing touch
Nothing matters to me
Nothing matters as much
I see you left a mark
Up and down my skin
I don't know where I end
And where you begin

Then split the lyrics into their logical parts (i.e. verses, choruses, etc.) by selecting them one by one with the mouse, right-clicking it, and selecting Reading : Remember extract Alt+X from the component menu. This should produce the following three additional elements (BTW: once you do that for all of them you can dismiss the original element to remove it from the learning process).

Topic #2

Am I still tough enough?
Feels like I’m wearing down
Is my viciousness
Losing ground?
Am I taking too much
Did I cross a line
I need my role in this
Very clearly defined

Topic #3

I need your discipline
I need your help
I need your discipline
You know once I start I cannot help myself

Topic #4

And now it's starting up
feels like I'm losing touch
Nothing matters to me
Nothing matters as much
I see you left a mark
Up and down my skin
I don't know where I end
And where you begin

Then create a cloze deletion for each line from a verse/chorus by selecting them one by one with the mouse, right-clicking it, and selecting Reading : Remember cloze Alt+Z from the component menu. For the Topic #2, this should produce the following 8 additional items (BTW: again, once you do that for all of them you can dismiss the original element to remove it from the learning process).

Item #1

Question:

[...]
Feels like I’m wearing down
Is my viciousness
Losing ground?
Am I taking too much
Did I cross a line
I need my role in this
Very clearly defined

Answer:

Am I still tough enough?

Item #2

Question:

Am I still tough enough?
[...]
Is my viciousness
Losing ground?
Am I taking too much
Did I cross a line
I need my role in this
Very clearly defined

Answer:

Feels like I’m wearing down

Item #3

Question:

Am I still tough enough?
Feels like I’m wearing down
[...]
Losing ground?
Am I taking too much
Did I cross a line
I need my role in this
Very clearly defined

Answer:

Is my viciousness

Item #4

Question:

Am I still tough enough?
Feels like I’m wearing down
Is my viciousness
[...]
Am I taking too much
Did I cross a line
I need my role in this
Very clearly defined

Answer:

Losing ground?

Item #5

Question:

Am I still tough enough?
Feels like I’m wearing down
Is my viciousness
Losing ground?
[...]
Did I cross a line
I need my role in this
Very clearly defined

Answer:

Am I taking too much

Item #6

Question:

Am I still tough enough?
Feels like I’m wearing down
Is my viciousness
Losing ground?
Am I taking too much
[...]
I need my role in this
Very clearly defined

Answer:

Did I cross a line

Item #7

Question:

Am I still tough enough?
Feels like I’m wearing down
Is my viciousness
Losing ground?
Am I taking too much
Did I cross a line
[...]
Very clearly defined

Answer:

I need my role in this

Item #8

Question:

Am I still tough enough?
Feels like I’m wearing down
Is my viciousness
Losing ground?
Am I taking too much
Did I cross a line
I need my role in this
[...]

Answer:

Very clearly defined

P.S: Additionally, you could illustrate the answers with matching MP3 clips of the song to enhance your memory.