"Doesn't It Always Run Really Horribly Over…

“Diarrhea” (“diarrhoea” is the popular spelling in the UK) is a difficult word to spell. Many people use a backronym (back acronym) or mnemonic.

“Does It Always Run Really Horribly Over Each Ankle…I knew having kids would enrich my life 😊” was posted on Twitter by Lynda Lever on September 4, 2010. “Doesn’t It Always Run Really Horribly Over Each Ankle” was posted on Twitter by Gary Grainger on August 5, 2011.

“Best mnemonic for diarrhoea: doesn’t it always run really horribly over each ankle http://bit.ly/LQrYuz (Mnemonic not available in the US)” was posted on Twitter by Mumsnet on July 14, 2012.

“Diarrhoea Is A Really Runny Heap Of Endless Amounts” and “Dining In A Rough Restaurant: Hurry, Otherwise Expect Accidents” are other “diarrhoea” mnemonics.

Wikipedia: Diarrhea
Diarrhea, also spelled diarrhoea, is the condition of having at least three loose, liquid, or watery bowel movements each day.

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Lynda Lever
@Lynds64
@_LindsLive_ Does It Always Run Really Horribly Over Each Ankle…I knew having kids would enrich my life 😊
7:22 PM · Sep 4, 2010·Twitter Web Client

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Penny Eastham
@pentypingworks
Calling all Med Secs. Just found this tip to help remember how to spell DIARRHOEA. Does It Always Run Really Horribly Over Each Ankle!
12:48 PM · May 16, 2011·Twitter Web Client

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Gary Grainger
@BluesShow
Replying to @stephenfry
@stephenfry How to remember the spelling:
Doesn’t It Always Run Really Horribly Over Each Ankle
#hopeyou’renoteating
7:29 AM · Aug 5, 2011·Twitter Web Client

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Paddy Dodd
@PadLaird
A boy came to me and asked “How do you spell diarrhoea?” I replied
“I don’t know, but Doesn’t It Always Run Really Horribly Over Each Ankle”
4:04 PM · May 18, 2012·UberSocial for BlackBerry

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Mumsnet
@MumsnetTowers
Best mnemonic for diarrhoea: doesn’t it always run really horribly over each ankle http://bit.ly/LQrYuz (Mnemonic not available in the US)
6:07 AM · Jul 14, 2012·TweetDeck

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The Good Doctor
@Demented_Jokes
My son asked “Dad how’d you spell Diarrhoea?” I replied “I don’t know son but…
”
Doesn’t
It
Always
Run
Really
Horribly
Over
Each
Ankle?
”
6:59 AM · Aug 27, 2012·Echofon

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Bob Kostic
@causticbob
My son asked “Dad, how do you spell diarrhoea?” I replied, “I don’t know son, but Doesn’t It Always Run Really Horribly Over Each Ankle!”
4:23 PM · Jun 1, 2014·Twitter Web Client

16 November 2018, The Sun (London, UK), “Wee bolt from the blue pill” by Tam Cowan, pg. 13:
PUBLIC service broadcasting. That’s what the BBC is all about. So, for those of you who missed last Saturday’s lunchtime edition of Off The Ball, here’s a pair of mnemonics (oooh, fancy!) that means you’ll never again struggle to spell ‘diarrhoea’… Doesn’t It Always Run Really Horribly Over Each Ankle.

Dining In A Rough Restaurant Hurry Otherwise Expect Accidents.

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Bob Kostic
@causticbob
My son came over to me and asked, “Dad, how do you spell diarrhoea?”
I replied, “I don’t know son, but Doesn’t It Always Run Really Horribly Over Each Ankle!”
7:58 PM · Aug 26, 2020·Twitter Web App

“Doesn’t It Always Run Really Horribly Over Each Ankle” (“diarrhoea” backronym)