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My students taught me how to distinguish ordinate from absissa. They learned
from a math teacher. When you say absissa, your mouth stretches horizontally
(assuming a normal sitting or standing position) with the ..iss.. sound and
for ordinate the mouth goes vertical when saying or....Now you know, too.
Ken Fox