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
This is a mnemonic to help you remember how to spell FRIEND, handy for a word whose "ie" often gets flipped by mistake. Take the first letter of each word: Five Red Indians Eating Nuts Downstairs → F-R-I-E-N-D.