mnemonics/letterPairs.md

## AA

André Agassi

Aardvaak

## AB

ABBA

## AC

Al Capone

Aleister Crowley

Alain Chabat

## AD

Alain Delon

## AE

Albert Einstein

## AF

Anne Franck

Allyson Felix

## AG

André The Giant

Alain Giresse

Alexandre Grothendieck

## AH

Adolf Hitler

Alfred Hitchcock

## AI

Andres Iniesta

## AJ

Alexandre Jardin

Alain Juppé

## AK

Adriana Karembeu

Akira Kurosawa

## AL

Arlette Laguiller

Alien

## AM

Aldo Maccione

Albert de Monaco

## AN

Amélie Nothomb

## AO

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

## AP

Alain Prost

## AQ

Adrien Quatennens

Anthony Quinn

## AR

Arthur Rimbaud

## AS

Alain Souchon

Arnold Schwarzenegger

## AT

Alan Turing

## AU

Albert Uderzo

## AV

Agnès Varda

## AW

Andy Warhol

## AX

Axolotl

## AY

Angus Young

# AZ

Achille Zavatta

## BA

Buzz Aldrin

Bernard Arnault

## BB

Brigitte Bardot

## BC

Bill Clinton

Bertrand Cantat

## BD

Bob Dylan

Béatrice Dalle

## BE

Brian Eno

Bill Evans

## BF

Benjamin Franklin

Brigitte Fontaine

## BG

Bill Gates

## BH

Buddy Holly

Bernard Hinault

## BI

Billy Idol

## BJ

Boris Johnson

## BK

Buster Keaton

Ben Kingsley

## BL

Bruce Lee

## BM

Brigitte Macron

Bob Marley

Bill Murray

## BN

Benjamin Netanyahu

Bill Nye

## BO

Barak Obama

## BP

Brad Pitt

Benois Poelvorde

## BQ

barbeque

## BR

Bruno Retailleau

## BS

Bud Spencer

Bernadette Soubirous

Barbara Streisand

Britney Spears

## BT

Bernard Tapie

## BU

Ben-hUr

## BV

Boris Vian

## BW

Bruce Willis

## BX

Benoit XVI

## BY

Boris Yeltsin (à l'anglaise)

## CA

camera

## CB

cab

## CD

Compact Disc

## CE

cue

## CF

coffee

## CG

cog

## CH

cheer leader

## CI

city

## CJ

cudgel

## CK

cake

## CL

clown

## CM

comb

## CN

cone

## CO

Colorado

## CP

cop

## CQ

cheque

## CR

cross

## CS

Crime Scene

## CT

cot

## CU

cup

## CV

clover

## CW

cow

## CX

coxswain

## DA

Dante Aligheri

## DB

Dany Boon

David Bowie

## DC

Daniel Cohn-Bendit

David Carradine

David Copperfield

## DD

Didier Deschamps

## DE

Danièle Evenou

Duke Ellington

## DF

Denise Fabre

Diane Fossey

Dick Fosbury

## DG

Doc Gyneco

## DH

David Hasselhoff

## DI

digger

## DJ

Don Jonhson

Daniel Johnston

## DK

Donald Knuth

## DL

David Lynch

## DM

Diego Maradona

## DN

David Niven (le cerveau)

## DO

Dani Olmo

Dominic O'Brien (mnemonist)

## DP

Dolly Parton

David Pujadas

Daniel Prevost

## DQ

Denis Quaid

## DR

Dick Rivers

Didier Raoult

## DS

Donald Sutherland

## DT

Donald Trump

## DU

Duke

## DV

Darth Vader

## DW

Denzel Washington

## DX

Deng Xiaoping

## DZ

Dino Zoff

## EA

eagle

## EB

Emmett Brown (Back to the Future)

## EC

ecclesiastical

## ED

Mr. Ed

## EF

elephant

## EG

egg

## EH

eh?

## EI

eskimo

## EJ

eject

## EK

Eek! the cat

## EL

elf

## EM

emperor

## EN

en (genderless singular pronoun)

## EO

Eeyore

## EP

Eponine

## EQ

Equestrian

## ER

Emergency Room

## ES

esoteric

## ET

Extra Terrestrial

## EU

euphonium

## EV

Evanescence

## EW

eeeeeew!

## EX

Excalibur

## FA

Fat Albert

## FB

football

## FC

facsimile

## FD

food

## FE

ferris wheel

## FG

fag

## FH

Fire Helmet

## FI

fiddle

## FJ

fudge

## FK

fork

## FL

flour

## FM

foam

## FN

phone

## FO

fossil

## FP

flipper

## FQ

Lord Farquaad

## FR

fridge

## FS

Fire Shower

## FT

Boba Fett

## FU

fugitive

## FV

five

## FW

flower

## FX

fox

## GA

gargoyle

## GB

Ghost Busters

## GC

geek car (geek squad)

## GD

Godzilla

## GE

gentleman

## GF

giraffe

## GH

Green House

## GI

gin

## GJ

Green Giant

## GK

Green Knight

## GL

globe

## GM

Golum

## GN

gondola

## GO

gold

## GP

grapes

## GQ

GQ (the magazine)

## GR

graduate

## GS

ghost

## GT

goat

## GU

gull

## GV

gavel

## GW

Ghost Wagon (car of the Ghost Busters)

## GX

Agent X (secret Agent)

## HA

harp

## HB

hobo

## HC

Hi-C

## HD

hard

## HE

He-Man

## HF

huff

## HG

hang

## HI

hippo

## HJ

High Jump

## HK

Captain Hook

## HL

Hell

## HM

hummer

## HN

honey

## HO

hose

## HP

Harry Potter

## HQ

hockey

## HR

Hell Raiser

## HS

Howard Stern

## HT

hut

## HU

hunter

## HV

Heaven

## HW

Home Work

## HX

helix

## IA

Cameraon Diaz

## IB

I-beam

## IC

Icarus

## ID

Intelligent Design

## IE

Internet Explorer

## IF

IF (Sci-FI channel "IF" bumper)

## IG

iguana

## IH

Incredible Hulk

## IJ

injured

## IK

ink

## IL

island

## IM

imprisoned

## IN

Intel (the blue guys)

## IO

Dante's Inferno

## IP

Ipod

## IQ

IQ (Albert Einstein)

## IR

iron

## IS

ice skates

## IT

cousin It (Adams Family)

## IU

igloo

## IV

Intravenous Fluid

## IW

Y-wing (Star Wars)

## IX

Ibex

## JA

jar

## JB

jukebox

## JC

Julius Caesar

## JD

Jack Daniel's

## JE

Jeebs

## JF

jelly fish

## JG

jug

## JH

Jabba the Hut

## JI

Jitters

## JK

jack-knife

## JL

Jack O' Lantern

## JM

Just Married

## JN

Juggernaut (X-men)

## JO

Joey (Friends)

## JP

Jurassic Park

## JQ

Jack's Quest (Jack and the bean stalk)

## JR

JR (name/nickname)

## JS

jester

## JT

jet

## JU

jungle

## JV

jive

## JW

jigsaw puzzle

## JX

jacks (game with ball and metal jacks)

## KA

kangaroo

## KB

keyboard

## KC

KC (name/nickname)

## KD

Billy the Kid

## KE

ketchup

## KF

Kafka (Gregor from "Die Verwandlung")

## KG

Kong (King Kong)

## KH

kitchen holder

## KI

kite

## KJ

knee jerk

## KL

Kal El (Superman)

## KM

kimono

## KN

knight

## KO

koala

## KP

Key Plaque (key to the city)

## KQ

King/Queen (chess pieces)

## KR

kryptonite

## KS

Kiss

## KT

katana

## KU

koosh

## KV

kevlar

## KW

killer whale

## KX

KIX cereal

## LA

lamp

## LB

Lazy Boy

## LC

locust

## LD

lead

## LE

leopard

## LF

Lord of the Flies

## LG

lego

## LH

Light House

## LI

Listerine

## LJ

lodge

## LK

lock

## LM

lamb

## LN

lantern

## LO

London

## LP

LP (a record)

## LQ

liquor

## LR

liar

## LS

Luke Skywalker

## LT

lottery

## LU

lute

## LV

lava

## LW

lawnmower

## LX

laxative

## MA

Ma (Whistler's Mother)

## MB

Men in Black

## MC

Master of Ceremonies

## MD

media

## ME

Me (myself)

## MF

megaphone

## MG

magnet

## MH

Mohican

## MI

Mobile Infantry

## MJ

Mary Jane (spider man)

## MK

monkey

## ML

Mona Lisa

## MN

manager

## MO

Molasses

## MP

mop

## MQ

Mortal Combat

## MR

Marvin (H2G2)

## MS

Minos

## MT

Minotaur

## MU

mule

## MV

Minivan

## MW

Mech Warrior

## MX

Maximus

## NA

naseous

## NB

Nebuchadnezzar

## NC

Nicademus

## ND

nude

## NE

Neo

## NF

knife

## NG

Nalgene bottle

## NH

No Hate

## NI

nicotine

## NJ

ninja

## NK

Nike

## NL

Noel

## NM

Necromonger

## NO

gnome

## NP

North Pole

## NQ

Nerf Quarterback (the nerf football)

## NR

Nordic Track

## NS

nest

## NT

net

## NU

nuclear

## NV

navy

## NW

No Water

## NX

Knicks

## OA

oatmeal

## OB

obelisk

## OC

octopus

## OD

overdose

## OE

optical effect

## OF

outfielder

## OG

ogre

## OH

one-handed (Ryan Patricio, world
champion one-handed 3x3)

## OI

oil

## OJ

OJ Simpson

## OK

Obi-wan Kenobi

## OL

olive

## OM

Buddhist monk ("aum" chant)

## ON

onion

## OP

opera

## OQ

Old Quill

## OR

Orbitz

## OS

ostrich

## OT

Oliver Twist

## OU

ouch!

## OV

oven

## OW

owl

## OX

ox

## PA

Pa (man from America Gothic 1930)

## PB

polar bear

## PC

peacock

## PD

panda

## PE

penguin

## PF

Pirate Flag

## PG

piggy bank

## PH

pharoah

## PI

pie

## PJ

PJ (name/nickname)

## PK

ice-pick

## PL

pliers

## PM

pram

## PN

Peter Pan

## PO

postman

## PQ

Mark Twain ("mind your P's and Q's")

## PR

Predator

## PS

Pencil Sharpener

## PT

pterodactyl

## PU

Punisher

## PV

pole vault

## PW

power

## PX

K-Pax

## QA

quartz

## QB

quarterback

## QC

quaich

## QD

Quidditch

## QE

qeue

## QF

Quake Fiend

## QG

Qui-Gon Jinn

## QH

Don Quixote

## QI

Quiet!

## QJ

squeegee

## QK

Quark

## QL

quail

## QM

Quail Man

## QN

Quinn Lewis

## QO

Ko (a Go board)

## QP

Quarter Pounder

## QR

Chronicles of Riddick (Riddick)

## QS

Q/Star trek (the character Q)

## QT

quarantine

## QU

quarry

## QV

quiver

## QW

Nestle's Quick

## QX

quicksand

## RA

Rancor

## RB

Robocop

## RC

Rubik's Cube

## RD

Rubber Duckie

## RE

Ren (Ren and Stimpy)

## RF

Referee

## RG

Rig

## RH

Rohan

## RI

Riddler

## RJ

Ron Jeremy

## RK

rake

## RL

Red Lobster

## RM

Rome

## RN

RN (registered nurse)

## RO

rook (chess piece)

## RP

rapper

## RQ

raquetball

## RS

Ross (Friends)

## RT

rot (carion)

## RU

roulette

## RV

Rendez-vous

## RW

row

## RX

T-Rex

## SA

saw

## SB

submarine

## SC

Sophie Calle

## SD

Star Destroyer

## SE

semaphore

## SF

San Francisco

## SG

Stargate

## SH

Stonehenge

## SI

Satellite

## SJ

Slim Jim

## SK

skeleton

## SL

seal

## SM

Smoky the Bear

## SN

Sonic the Hedgehog

## SO

sofa

## SP

spaghetti

## SQ

squirrel

## SR

Sarah Conner

## ST

Starship Enterprise

## SU

Steve Urkel

## SV

starving

## SW

swatter

## SX

saxophone

## TA

tank

## TB

tub

## TC

The Tick

## TD

toad

## TE

tent

## TF

Tie Fighter

## TG

tiger

## TH

Thor

## TI

tire

## TJ

Trojan horse

## TK

truck

## TL

turtle

## TM

timpani

## TN

Tinman

## TO

tomb

## TP

Toilet Paper

## TQ

tack

## TR

bear trap

## TS

Tom Sawyer

## TU

tutu (a ballerina)

## TV

televison

## TW

Towel (Arthur Dent H2G2)

## TX

Tex (a cowboy)

## UA

United Airlines

## UB

U-boat

## UC

Unicorn

## UD

U-derelict (the derelict from
the movie Alien)

## UE

Ukelele

## UF

UFO

## UG

Ugly

## UH

Frankenstein "Uuuuuuuh.."

## UI

unicyclist

## UJ

Jorome Eugene Morrow (GATTACA)

## UK

United Kingdom

## UL

unlucky

## UM

umbrella

## UN

Uno (card game)

## UO

ambiguously gay duo

## UP

UPS truck

## UQ

Ultra Quick (the Flash)

## UR

urine

## US

United States

## UT

Ultra Terminator (T1000)

## UV

hoverboard

## UW

Under Water

## UX

tuxedo

## VA

Prince Valium (Spaceballs)

## VB

volleyball

## VC

vacuum

## VD

video

## VE

vending machine

## VF

Venus Flytrap

## VG

Vegas

## VH

Van Helsing

## VI

visor

## VJ

Virgil

## VK

viking

## VL

Vlad (Count Dracula based on him)

## VM

Venom (spiderman)

## VN

Vogon (H2G2)

## VO

volcano

## VP

vampire

## VQ

ventriloquist

## VR

Virtual Reality

## VS

vase

## VT

vault

## VU

vulture

## VW

Volkswagon

## VX

vortex

## WA

whale

## WB

web

## WC

witch

## WD

weed

## WE

welder

## WF

Warf (Startrek)

## WG

wig

## WH

whip

## WI

wine

## WJ

wedge

## WK

wok

## WL

wall

## WM

Wal-mart

## WN

window

## WO

wolf (werewolf)

## WP

weapons

## WQ

wicker

## WR

wizard

## WS

walrus

## WT

Water Tower

## WU

Worm-tongue (wurm)

## WV

weaver

## WX

wax

## XA

A-team (Mr. T)

## XB

Beast (X-men)

## XC

Cyclops (X-men)

## XD

Dark Tower (Barad-dūr from LOTR)

## XE

electric eel

## XF

Phantom of the Opera

## XG

Gambit (X-men)

## XH

helicopter

## XI

xylophone

## XJ

Jubilee (X-men)

## XK

Ghengis Kahn

## XL

Lord of the Ring (Sauron)

## XM

Magneto (X-men)

## XN

Night Crawler (X-men)

## XO

Ororo Munro (a.k.a Storm from X-men)

## XP

python

## XQ

Quasar

## XR

Rogue (X-men)

## XS

Spiderman

## XT

Terminator (model 101)

## XU

Uruk-hai

## XV

Xavier (X-men)

## XW

Wolverine (X-men)