Editing Dominic system (section)

==Differences from the major system==
The main difference between the Dominic system and the [[Mnemonic major system|major system]] is the assignment of sounds and letters to digits. The Dominic system is a letter-based abbreviation system where the ''letters'' comprise the initials of someone's name, while the major system is typically used as a phonetic-based ''consonant'' system for either objects, animals, persons, or even words. One letter is assigned to each digit; the other sixteen letters of the alphabet are unused.

The major system would assign the ''sounds'' T + L to the number 15, and then find a word that has those sounds as the first two consonants. Mnemonic images like Tolkien, tiles, or toolbox could be assigned under the major system. In the Dominic system, 15 would be the ''letters'' A and E, and they would be used as the initials of someone's name—for example, Albert Einstein. Albert Einstein would then be given a characteristic action, such as "writing on a blackboard". Each two-digit number would have an associated person and action.

The Dominic system is specifically designed as a person-action system, while the major system can also be used to represent stand-alone objects. Many mnemonists use the major system as a person-action system as well, so the main difference is the way that images are assigned to the numbers.

Like the mnemonic major system, the Dominic system can be combined with a [[memory palace]], thereby creating the '''Hotel Dominic'''.<ref name="Hale-Evans_Hack7">{{cite book|author=Ron Hale-Evans|title=Mind Performance Hacks: Tips & Tools for Overclocking Your Brain|url=https://archive.org/details/mindperformanceh00hale|url-access=registration|year=2006|publisher=O'Reilly Media |isbn=0-596-10153-8|pages=[https://archive.org/details/mindperformanceh00hale/page/22 22]–25|edition=1}}</ref>