Yeah I learned a rhyme at school

There is there are, there was there were T H E R E
their shoes their sock,their hats their coats T H E I R

learned purely by rote - no mnemonic assistance. But it Stuck all these years.

But I would like to know why the Wells Irish Set Dancing Festival (see http://cresby.com)
has SEXS splashed across the flyers - apart frome the fact that it gets your attention. Could be Somerset EXhibition Sets if it wasn't a social dance genre.