Lindsey, Unless you're supplementing your flashcard study with heavy reading in your target language, I would be cautious about learning words absent from context. Say you were learning English, and wanted to learn the word "bear".
Q1: bear (not the large, omnivorous mammal) A1: to be burdened with; to suffer, endure Q2: bear (but not the verb that means to suffer or endure) A2: a large, omnivorous mammal (This is unwieldy. Instead of that, try this.....) Q1: The pain was too much to bear. A1: bear: To be burdened with; to suffer, endure. Q2: I saw a bear up ahead. A2: bear: A large, omnivorous mammal These latter cards reinforce both definitions *in* context, which is after all how you'll be using the word in conversation. --murrayjames On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 2:12 PM, Peter Bienstman <[email protected]>wrote: > > Interesting. Would it still work if it was Q: foreign word (not > > meaning B,C,D,E,F,.....N)? > > Of course, but it would become unwieldy. However, you should ask yourself > if > you really want to learn that many meanings. Perhaps many of them are > somewhat > synonymous? > > Peter > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > . > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/mnemosyne-proj-users?hl=en. > > -- ================= Murray James Morrison Saxophonist, Composer, Music Educator Tel. 780-791-4651 (Canada) +86-18608001531 (China) Email. [email protected] Website: http://www.murrayjames.net -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mnemosyne-proj-users?hl=en.
