Fractions can be converted into words and thus carried in the mind with
exactness. A great many are illustrated in the following list. These
words all begin with the letter S for uniformity and to make it easy to
remember that the word represents a fraction:
1/2--Stone 1/5--Steel 9/10--Spats
4/5--Sorrel 1/8--Stave 1/6--Stage
1/4--Steer 5/6--Sledge 3/5--Sawmill
3/4--Summer 1/3--Stem 7/8--Skiff
Other words can be made for the other fractions. 1/7 would be Stock and
2/7 Sneak, and 3/7 Smack. A combination of these words with the Code
list will help with fractions. 9-1/4 would be WHIP STEER. 12-2/5 is
TOWN SNAIL. 54-1/2 is LAIR STONE. 35-1/6 is MAIL STAGE.