ELDH:"You definitely are,and in fact that is one of the ways that we forget.We forget from decay.If you've studied another language,you know that if you don't use it,you lose it.And we've all heard that.Another is depression.When we have either a mental or a physical illness,our ability to remember and retain information goes down dramatically." RS:"How would you apply these techniques that you've been talking about,the three R's--record,retain and retrieve--to learning a foreign language?" ELDH:"I think that I would use a lot of the pneumonic devices where you make associations with words.I would also use the device that we use where you use the first letter of each of the words that you have to memorize.I'll give you an example:In America,we have what are known as the Great Lakes.Of course,we all know that.How do we remember the Great Lakes.Can either one of you remember how you... AA:"Let's see,Huron,Michigan,Superior--what are the other two?"[laughter] RS:"Erie." AA:"Erie,right,of course." ELDH:"Now,I'll tell you an easier way to memorize this.YouELDH: "You definitely are, and in fact that is one of the ways that we forget. We forget from decay. If you've studied another language, you know that if you don't use it, you lose it. And we've all heard that. Another is depression. When we have either a mental or a physical illness, our ability to remember and retain information goes down dramatically." RS: "How would you apply these techniques that you've been talking about, the three R's -- record, retain and retrieve -- to learning a foreign language?" ELDH: "I think that I would use a lot of the pneumonic devices where you make associations with words. I would also use the device that we use where you use the first letter of each of the words that you have to memorize. I'll give you an example: In America, we have what are known as the Great Lakes. Of course, we all know that. How do we remember the Great Lakes. Can either one of you remember how you ... " AA: "Let's see, Huron, Michigan, Superior -- what are the other two?" [laughter] RS: "Erie." AA: "Erie, right, of course." ELDH: "Now, I'll tell you an easier way to memorize this. You