GREGG

SHORTHAND

A LIGHT-LINE PHONOGRAPHY for the MILLION

By

JOHN ROBERT GREGG, S.C.D.

Anniversary Edition

THE GREGG PUBLISHING COMPANY

NEW YORK CHICAGO BOSTON SAN FRANCISCO TORONTO LONDON SYDNEY

Copyright, 1893, By John R. Gregg Copyright, 1901, By John R_ Gregg

Copyright, 1916, 192..9, By The Gregg Publishing Company

Copyrighted in the United States of America Great Britain and Ireland, France Gmnll1l_Y, Italy and Spain

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PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

PREFACE

Anyone who examines the Shorthand textbooks of the last three centuries will be impressed with the fact that they have reflected the uses to which shorthand was put at the time the books were written.

The pedagogy of shorthand has changed as radically as the content of the textbooks. Up to the time Gregg Shorthand was introduced, the conventional pedagogy was to teach the theory of a system as a whole before attempting to apply the theory in the actual writing of connected matter. While the system would undoubtedly have made its way into public favor by its own inherent strength, we believe that its success and progress throughout the world have been hastened enormously by the teachability of its - textbooks.

In keeping with the progress in business and in education, the Gregg Manual was revised in 1893,- J901, and 1916, this latter edition being the one used at present. Each revision marked a step forward in simplifying and popularizing the study of shorthand. Each revision has placed increasing emphasis upon the desirability of teaching shorthand as a skit! Jubject from the beginning and throughout the entire course. This method enables the teacher to direct the maximum of effort toward the training of the student in actual facility in writing and the minimum of effort to expositions of rules and principles.

When it became known that a revision of the Manual was in preparation, hundreds of protests were received from teachers. Many of them declared emphatically that the 1916 edition was entirely adequate. A great many said that they "love it .. (this expression occurs again and again in their letters) and that they "know it by heart." The sentiments expressed are

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thoroughly appreciated, and all these good friends are assured that it will still be possible to obtain the 1916 edition as long as there is any demand for it.

In this new edition no changes have been made in the basic principles of the system. Long experience in the classroom, in the office, in general and court reporting, and the results of speed contests of the National Shorthand Reporters' Association have proved conclusively that changes in the basic principles of Gregg Shorthand are neither necessary nor desirable.

Much has been learned in the last few years concerning the basic content of the vocabulary in common use. The scientific data now available have made it possible to arrange the principles and practice content of the Manual so that the efforts of teacher and student may be more economically and profitably directed, and the development of a writing vocabulary rendered more rapid.

One of the first steps in planning the Anniversary Edition, therefore, was an exhaustive analysis of the words contained in the Horn* and the Harvard+ studies of the comparative frequency of words. As one example of what this analysis showed, it was found that the learning of the twenty most common words" in our "language was spread through seven lessons in the 1916 Manual. In the Anniversary Edition these twenty words are presented in the first chapter. Moreover, the matter presented in this chapter gives the student a writing power that will enable him to write 42. per cent of the running words in non-technical English, as well as many hundreds of other words.

In this edition three devices have been used to hasten the building of a useful vocabulary and to assist the teacher in using the correct method of developing a skill subject:

*"Basic Writing Vocabulary," Ernest Horn, Ph.D., University of Iowa Monograph in Education.

t"Harvard Studies in Education," Volume IV.

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I. The short words of high frequency are introduced in the first chapter in the order of their frequency, even though this means that in a few instances they are given in advance of the principles that govern their writing.

2.. Some of the principles have been developed earlier than they were in the old text. Examples of this are: the letter I has been introduced in the second chapter and included with the other downward characters; some of the rules for expressing r have been introduced in the third chapter; the frequently recurring prefixes and suffixes have been: introduced in the order of frequency.

3. Analogy, one of the most helpful of teaching devices, has been employed to a greater extent than it was in the 1916 Manual. Examples: the

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useful ted-ded, men-mem blends are presented in Chapter I, after the student

has learned t, d, n, m, the letters of which the blends are composed; the ItS blend is taught along with the I in Chapter II.

Other salient features of the Anniversary Edition may be described as follows:

I. In order that the student may be impressed at the outset with the importance of phrase writing and have a longer period in which to acquire the habit of joining words, many of the phrasing principles have been moved forward to Chapters I and II.

2.. The rules have been simplified and stated more clearly, and minor changes have been made in a few outlines for the purpose of facilitating rapid and accurate transcription.

3. The principles are presented in twelve chapters, instead of the twenty lessons in the 1916 Manual. Each of these chapters has been subdivided into three short teaching units, with a page of graded dictation material written in shorthand at the end of each unit. This short-unit plan encourages immediate practical application of the theory and simplifies the assignment of work by the teacher.

4· The wordsigns (now known as Brief Forms) are distributed equally among the first six chapters, and are introduced in the order of their frequency.

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5. The quantity of reading and dictation material has been more than doubled. The scientific distribution of the principles and the introduction of the common words early have so greatly increased writing power that business letters can be introduced as early as the second chapter.

6. The pedagogical value of the Manual is greatly enhanced by the use of larger type and a bolder style of shorthand than was employed in the 1916 edition.

It was the intention of the author to have the Anniversary Edition of the system published last year-the fortieth anni versary of the publication of the system-but, unfortunately, many things contributed to delay its appearance.

In sending forth this book he desires to express his warm appreciation of the many suggestions received from writers, from reporters, and from teachers who are using the system in all parts of the world. In particular, he wishes to record his deep sense of gratitude to Mr. Rupert P. SoReIle and to the executive, managerial, and editorial staffs of The Gregg Publishing Company for, the many valuable services they have rendered in the preparation of this edition.

JOHN ROBERT GREGG.

ABOUT GREGG SHORTHAND

History. Gregg Shorthand was first published in 1888, in two little paper-covered pamphlets, under the title, "Light-Line Phon?graphy." Five years later, a revised and greatly improved edition was published under the title, "Gregg Shorthand." It was not until 1897, however, that the author was able to publish the system in book form.

To the student or writer of shorthand, there are few more interesting or inspiring stories of success than the story of the career of Gregg Shorthand in the thirty-two years that have elapsed since its publication in book form; but a textbook is not a place for such a story. Today, Gregg Shorthand is the standard system of America. It has been adopted exclusively in the public schools of 6,519 cities and towns=-morc than ninety-seven per cent of the public schools that teach shorthand. It has superseded the older systems, in the large majority of these cases, by formal action of the Boards of Education after careful investigation of the merit of the system. Its leadership in all other kinds of educational institutions is equally pronounced. This constitutes the highest educational indorsement a shorthand system has ever received.

Wins World Championship Six Times. The history of Gregg Shorthand is a record of public triumphs. In the 192.1 World's Championship Contest of the National Shorthand Reporters' Association, Mr. Albert Schneider* won first place, defeated three former champions, and established two world's records. He transcribed the z.r y-words-a-minute literary dictation with a net speed of 1.11.2. words a minute; accuracy, 98,32.0/0' On the zoo-words-a-minute dictation his accuracy percentage was 98.80; on the 2.4o-words-a-minute dictation, 98.17; on the a.So-words-a-minure dictation, 96.84.

In transcribing five five-minute highest speed dicrations-e-ryj , 1.00, 2.15, 2.40, and 2.80 words a minute-in 'the time allotted for the three championship

*Mr. Schneider is now a member of the official shorthand reporting staff of the Congress of the United States, winning the position in an examination in which thirty-five well-known reporters competed.

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dictations, Mr. Schneider gave one of the most remarkable demonstrations of transcribing a bili ty in the history of the shorthand contests.

Writers of Gregg Shorthand won first, second, and third places in the World's Ghampionship Contest of the National Shorthand Reporters' Association in 1923. Mr. Charles L. Swem,* winner, established a world's record on the aoo-words-a-minute dictation, making but two errors; accuracy, 99.79%. On the 240-words-a-minute dictation, his accuracy was 98A9%; on the 280 dictation, 99.36%. Second place was won by Mr. Albert Schneider, a Gregg writer, the 192.1 champion. His average accuracy was 98.800/0' Third place was won by another Gregg writer, Mr. Martin J. Dupraw, with an accuracy of 98.76% . First place in accuracy in every dictation was won by a writer of Gregg Shor~hand.

In the 192.4 World's Championship, Mr. Swem was again the victor.

Mr. Swerns accuracy on the three dictations was 99.2.30/0.

In the three consecutive years, 192), 1926, and 19L7, the World's Shorthand Championship was won by Mr. Martin J. Dupraw, the greatest shorthand writer the world has yet produced. By winning the championship in 1927, Mr. Dupraw won permanent possession of the World's Shorthand Championship Trophy, first offered in 1909 by the National Shorthand Reporters' Association.

Highest Shorthand Speed Records. The following are the world's highest shorthand speed records-all held by writers of Gregg Shorthand and made in the Championship Contests of the National Shorthand Reporters' Association:

2.82. Words a mi nute (testimony)

Charles Lee Swem accuracy 99· 29%

"Governor Woodrow Wilson selected Mr. Swem as his official reporter in his campaign for the Presidency. Mr. Swem was Personal Secretary and Official Reporter to President Wilson for eight years. Mr. Swern began the study of Gregg Shorthand in a night school in September, 1908, when working as an office boy. He was twenty years of age when he recei ved the appointment at the White House. In the 192.4 examination for the position of Supreme Court stenographer in the state of New York, Mr. Swern won first place in a field of 1)0 candidates. Mr. Swern did not accept an appointment at the time, and took the examination in 192.8, again winning first place. He is at present an official shorthand reporter in the Supreme Court of New York.

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260 'Words a minute (jury charge)

Martin J. Dupraw accuracy 99.69%

2.2.0 Words a minute (literary matter)

Martin J. Dupraw accuracy 99.81%

(Held jointly with two others)

us Words a minute (literary matter)

Albert Schneider. ~ accuracy 98'320/0

2.00 Words a minute (literary matter)

Charles Lee Swem accuracy 99.0%

(Tied with one other)

Average accuracy 99.29%

Gregg Shorthand is the only system that has produced three different writers to win the World Championship in the contests of the National Shorthand Reporters' Association. The contests were discontinued in 192.7, and Mr. Dupraw was given permanent possession of the World's Championship Trophy.

Wins New York State Shorthand Championship. In the contest of the New York State Shorthand Reporters' Association, 1924, Mr. Martin J. Dupraw won first place with an accuracy record of 99.5%; Mr. Nathan· Behrin, Supreme Court reporter, New York City, second; and Mr. Harvey Forbes, Supreme Court reporter, Buffalo, New York, third. By winning the New York State Shorthand Championship again in 1925, and also in 191.6, Mr. Dupraw gained permanent possession of the Botrome Cup, the State championship trophy.

Awarded Medal of Honor at Panama- Pacific Exposition,· At the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, in 191 S' Gregg Shorthand was awarded the Medal of Honor, the highest award ever granted a system of shorthand by any exposition, and the only award ever granted that was based on the results accomplished by students in a model school conducted under the observation of the International Jury of Awards. Gregg Shorthand also received the highest award, the Medal of Honor, at the SesquiCentennial Exposition at Philadelphia, in 1926. The thirteenth International ShOrthand Congress, held in Bruxelles, Belgium, in 191.7, awarded a Grand Prix to The 'Gregg Publishing Company, and elected the author of Gregg Shorthand as Vice President of the Congress representing the United States.

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Principles of the System. Needless to say, Gregg Shorthand is a radical departure from the old lines of shorthand construction, for it is only by a radical departure that such marked superiority in results can be accomplished.

The following is a synopsis of the leading features of the system:

I. No compulsory thickening-may he written either light or)

heavy. I

. 2. Written on the slope of longhand, thus securing a uniform \

manual movement. As in

3. Position-writing abolished-may he written on unruled paper, ~ ord!r:ary

and in one straight line. I wrrtrng

4. Vowels and consonants are joined, and follow each other 10 I

their natural order.

). Angles are rare-curves predominate. J

This brief synopsis will suffice to show that the aim of the author has been to adhere to those natural principles that govern ordinary writing. By a practical combination of these elements as a foundation, the system secures to the writer, with very little practice, that perfect command of the characters that is producti ve of the best results, and is obtained only by years of persistent, painstaking practice with the older systems.

TO SUM UP

Easy to Learn. Gregg Shorthand may be learned in from one-third to one-half the time required by the old systems. The records made by its writers prove this beyond all question.

Easy to Read. Gregg Shorthand is the most legible shorthand in existence. In the public shorthand speed contests, writers of the .systern have established the highest official world's records for accurac.'Y of transcripts on difficult matter. These records were made in competition with experienced reporters who used the older systems, and in contests conducted by reporters and teachers who wrote such systems. Manifestly, the insertion of the vowels, the absence of shading, the elimination of position-writing, and the elimination of the minute distinctions of form, all contribute to legibility.

Easy to Write. The easy, natural appearance of the writing in Gregg Shorthand appeals to every impartial investigator. The absence of distinctions between light and heavy characters, the continuous run of .the writing along one line, as in longhand, instead of constant changes of posi-

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tion-now on the line, then above the line, and then, perhaps, through or below the line-will be noticed at first glance. Next, the investigator will probably attribute much of the natural, pleasing appearance of the writing to that uniform slant of the writing with which both hand and eye are familiar. Only those who have had previous experience with shorthand, however, wj ll be able to appreciate fully how much elimination of numerous dots and dashes-minute marks that have to be placed with great precision alongside the strokes-contributes to fluent writing.

Superior in Speed Possibilities. As has already been set forth in greater detail, writers of Gregg Shorthand have demonstrated in public speed conrests, under the most trying conditions, that the system has greater speed

possibilities than any other system. .

Adapted to Other Languages. The simple and logical writing basis of Gregg Shorthand enables a writer of it to use it in any language with which he is familiar. Special adaptations of the system have been published for Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Gaelic, and Esperanto. Adaptations to other languages are in preparation. The Spanish adaptation of the system is used in more than 300 schools in Spanishspeaking countries, and there is a quarterly magazine devoted to it.

A TALK WITH THE BEGINNER

Success in any study depends largely upon the interest taken in that particular subject by the student. This being the case, we earnestly hope that you will realize at the very outset that shorthand can be made an intensely fascinating study. Cultivate a love for it. Think of it as the highest form of writing, which is itself the greatest invention of man. Be proud that you can record the language in graceful lines and curves. Aim constantly to acquire artistic skill in executing those lines and curves. You can, if you will, make the study of shorthand a perfect joy instead of a task. Skill in the use of shorthand is a possession that has been coveted by the wisest of men and women, for it is not only a practical instrument in commercial work, but a much-prized and valuable accomplishment and a means of mental culture.

Be Thorough. Skill in anything is attained by repetition with interest; therefore do not shirk the careful, painstaking practice on the elementary forms given in the Manual. Write each outline many times, and aim always at the attainment of fluency and exactness in execution.

Your future success depends to a very large extent on the way you do your work now. In order that your progress may be sure and rapid, master each lesson before you proceed with the next.

In your practice, write as rapidly as you can while keeping the hand under complete control; aim at accuracy rather than speed, but do not draw the characters. You must understand at the outset that shorthand must be written,' but you must also impress upon your mind that whatever you write you must read, hence the necessity for good penmanship. As skill in executing the movements is obtained, the speed may be increased until the forms can be written accurately at a high rate of speed. Some attention should be given to acquiring a capacity for writing individual outlines rapidly without hesitation, and with a free movement of the hand .

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Aim to acquire a smooth style of writing; execute each character with an easy, continuous motion of the pen, and pass directly to the next without unnecessary movements. A halting, jerky movement is fatal to speed, and may be almost always traced to indecision, caused by unfamiliarity with the forms. At first carefully analyze the words. To do this it is, of course, necessary for you to think of them in detail; but after you have determined the correct outline, practice it and think of it as a whole.

Facility in the practical use of shorthand depends largely upon the stock of outlines you have at your ready command. Note the use of that word "ready." This means that you should master all the forms given in the Manual by writing them many times. This will not only impress the forms on your mind, s~ that you will not have any hesitation in recalling them, but will give you facility in writing them. In shorthand it is not sufficient to know how to write a word-you must not only know the form but be able to write it quickly. Hence the necessity for much repetition practice in writing the forms.

Most of this repetition practice should be on the forms as they occur naturally in connected matter. The repetition of isolated forms for more than five times consecutively is not in accord with modern pedagogy. Scientifically graded connected matter has supplanted the isolated form.

If, in addition to the words given in the Manual, you can add to your stock of outlines other words written under the same principles, you will have gained a great deal-will have laid a broader foundation for advanced work which will lessen the time required to attain efficiency.

Devote Much Time to Reading We 11- Written Shorthand. By reading a great deal of well-written shorthand you will become not only a fluent reader, but you will enlarge your writing vocabulary. Unconsciously you will imitate in your own work the easy execution

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of the forms shown in the printed plates. All expert writers have devoted much time to reading shorthand.

In addition to the work outlined in this Manual, we strongly recommend the use of the supplementary dictation material given in "Gregg Speed Studies," and the exercises presented each month in the Learner's Department of The Gregg Writer. These exercises may be used with great advantage from the very first lesson. Each number of The Gregg Writer contains many helpful suggestions and a number of shorthand pages that afford valuable exercises in reading and writing for students at all stages of advancement.

Gregg Shorthand received the highest award at the P anama- P aci ftc International Exposition, and at the Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition.

THE SESQUI -CENTENNIAL INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION PHILADELPHIA - PENNSYLVANIA

JUN.E. Jn~ DECEMBER 13-1' [9~6

CELEBRATING ONE HUNDRWANO FIFTY YEARS Of AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE

THE JURY or AWARDS l'I""S CONfERRf.D A.. "' •• AL ... M.M._

THE ALPHABET OF GREGG SHORTHAND

CONSONANTS
Written forward:
K G R L N M T D TH
,....--.. _____.., ..__ .______...... - / /" -: or ../
Written downward:
p B F V CH J S SH
r ( ./ / / / (' or / /
H NG NK
• <, <,
VOWELS ..... ..., _. ....
a 0 1 0 0 l/ U n
.. e -
a 0 0 aw o 00 /)
• . • •
- -
a 0 e 0 0 C/ 00 o
/ I / / Composed of

DIPHTHONGS Composed of

oz aw-e as in oil if

u e-oo as in unit tf" ow a-oo as in owl tf

t a-e as in isle {J

B LEN DED CON S ON ANT S

The consonants are so arranged that two strokes joining with an obtuse or blunt angle may assume the form of a large curve, thus:

ten, den ~ ent, end _/ def-v, tive f7

tern, dem ~ emt, emd _/ jent-d, pent-d U

CHAPTER I

UNIT 1

1. Shorthand is written. by sound; thus aim is written am (long sound of a), cat is written kat, knee is written ne.

CONSONANTS

2. The consonants are arranged in pairs, according to their affinity of sound, and are distinguished by a difference in length.

The characters for the consonants in this les-

son are derived from an elliptical figure, thus: cz:9

Letters Signs Words Letters Signs Words
K _.---. can T ./" it, at
G ...--------, go, good D -: would
R are, our, hour H • a, an
L ~ will, well Th) r- the
../ there, their
N . I
in, not 0
M am, more 0 he 3. All these consonants are written forward from left to right; th and f ~nd d art struck upwards from the line of writing. The g given in this lesson ~s called gay, being the hard sound as in game, get, and not the soft sound heard In gem, magic. The aspirate b is indicated by a dot placed over the vowel. Many frequently recurring words are represented by simple alphabetic char-

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. acters. Some of these signs represent two and even three words; for example, the sign for r represents are, our, hour. A dot on the line of writing represents the articles II, an. A dot at the end of a word expresses ing. The pronoun I is expressed by a large circle; he, by a small circle.

The student should practice all these characters until he can write them without the slightest hesitation. The size of the characters given in this manual will be a safe standard to adopt.

4. Phrasing. The joining of simple words is a great help to accuracy and speed in writing shorthand, and its acquirement should not be deferred until the habit of writing common words separately has been formed.

I will ~ he can P-> it will ~ in the _r

5. Punctuation, etc. In shorthand the following mar ks are used:

period

paragraph

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Interrogation

dash

hyphen

parenthesis

f)

>

x

Capitals and proper names are indicated by two short dashes beneath the word.

6. SEN TEN C E D R ILL

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VOWELS

7. In shorthand there are twelve distinct vowel sounds, which are arranged in four grau ps, and three closely related sounds are placed in each group. In this lesson we have the first two groups, which for convenience are named the A group and the E group.

Memory aid: 0- 0 ~ 0
THE A GROUP
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a a a
0 0 0
. I .
as In as zn as In
mat calm came
0 ~ --cr-
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mat k :i m k a m
I. THE E GROUP

~ ~ -
1 e e
0 0 0
. I .
as In as in as In
kit get ney
----r" ~
• /
kIt get ned . NOTE:' The first sound in the E group of vowels is the short i, heard in d~n, and should not be confused with long i, heard in dine, which will be

given later. '

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8. Marking Vowels. The vowels are grouped according to similarity in sound. The large circle expresses three sounds of a. The short sound is unmarked, the medium sound is marked with a dot, and the long sound with a short dash, as shown on page 3. This system of marking is used in all vowel groups uniformly.

The dot and dash are occasionally needed to indicate . the exact sounds in unfamiliar or isolated words, but otherwise they are seldom used.

PICTURING WRITING MOTION

9. Frequently we shall have to refer to writing motion. The curved characters in this lesson are taken from horizontal ovals, one written with right motion, the other with left.

Right motion:

Left motion:

10. Characters taken from the left-motion oval are called left-motion, because. the rotation is from left to right; characters taken from the right-motion oval are called right-motion for a like reason; thus:

«c ». ~

',.... ~._,

right-motioll strokes - __ - ~~

R-L are left-motion strokes

The terms "left motion" and "right motion" refer to the rotation in movement, and not to the direction.·

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HOW CIRCLES ARE JOINED

The following movement drills are intended to develop skill in the joining of circles.

11. Circles Joined to Single Strokes. At the beginning or end of a single curve, the circle is placed inside

the curve:

eke «> ear Q.._..,..-- array QO
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egg »;:> ill alry <i:»
/
ache . alley
c::r-" alr o.> Q_______o
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key ail ~ hack .
..--0 0'
/ /
LJ.? hag .
gay ~ ray ~
/ I
12. At the beginning or end of a single straight
stroke, the circle is written with right motion:
aIm tea 0 ham .
0 CJ
/
ate d day ~ heat '/
/ /
add / may 0 head /
/ .
eat /" me heed /
v
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hid / eddy -: hate CJ
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13. REA DIN G AND DIe TAT ION P RAe TIC E

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<..____-.---- Q.......--' , «r=: ..._______...-. .»
~ = /
0 ~, CJ
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_r~ "- c:f1 ~ J - ~ ...------...

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14. Circles Between Strokes. Where an angle, or a point, is formed at the junction of consonants, the circle goes outside the angle:

kick

cake

get

gate calm

-»>

f

-r:»

/

make ==z»>

/

met

maid

team

rear

/

.

rain

.

rim ~

tale ~

rainy ~

dream .r=:

15. Where straight strokes and curves join without an angle, or where two similar-motion . curves join without an angle, the circle is placed inside the curve:

.wrtt

rid

red

read

rate

raid

ticket

tack

take

deck

dig

tag

taken

rattle

riddle

16. Some ~owels are so obscure or neutral that they are omitted when they do not contnbute to speed or legibility. For example, the t in the words

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taian and maker is absolutely useless, and is omitted. Any vowel which does not contribute to the legibility of an outline maybe omitted if its omission gives a more facile outline.

17. Between straig ht strokes in the same direction the circle is written with right motion:

deed dad mean malO
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18. Between opposite curves the circle . turned
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back on the first curve: wreck

rag

lake kill

CONSONANT COMBIN.ATIONS

19. Kr and Gl Combinations. K and r, and g and l, are equal curves and are made a little flatter than usual when joined. thus:

kr ----- gl
cream ,.....--.9--- eagle ~ glen ~
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crane ____o- glee ,.-----..__P glare ~
I / /
creed ,-/ glean ~ acre 0-
f /
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crate ____..._iY gleam __ ..P maker
I / ----z;y--
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20. Gr and KI Combinations. Where curves of uneq ual length join without an angle, as in the following, note how a distinction in length is positively shown.

The movement in writing gr is similar to that in writing J in longhand; kl to that in w~iting h, thus:

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~--, == gr /~ == kl

"/ ''" 1/

gray

green

~ /

eager

~

/

gra1n

~

/

greet

clay

~

/

greed

~

I

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gr1m

~clan

21. Rk and Lk Combinations. Since rand k are of equal length, the curves are somewhat flatter, as with kr and gl. Lk is very infrequent.

ark dark mark milk
~ ~ 0--.. ~
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. 22. The Signs for Th. The sign for t is curved to
express th, thus: -r: or J
tick thick hat hath
~ «: () 0-
rat wrath met myth
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BRIEF FORMS FOR COMMON WORDS

23. A comparatively small number of frequently recurring words make up a large part of the English language. As an illustration, ten words~the, oj, and, to, a, in, that, it, is, I- form one-fourth of the entire written and spoken language.

The forms for these frequent words are based on a very common method of abbreviation in longhand writing. For example, amt. is written for amount; Rev. for Reverend; gym. for gymnasium; ans . for answer; math. for mathematics, and so on. By taking advantage of this method of abbreviation, brief and easily remembered shorthand forms are obtained for the most common words in the language.

of and, end J them
(0) (nd) (thm)
'that to, too, two -: is, his J
(tha) (too) ( (s)
was t be, by, but great ~
(os) (b) (gr)
they" r= you, your with "
(the) (00) (ith)
this f7 than, then without /
(ths) (thn) (jtht) *In some phrases they is written the same as the, as in they will.

NOTE: Refer to alphabet facing page I for explanation of characters.

24. BUS I N E S S A B B REV I A T ION S

Mr., market

Yours truly, ,/

Dear Sir:, desire

/

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25. REA DIN G AND DIe TAT ION P RAe TIC E

•

~

~ ~, /t'" • ~ r-L.O

~ { ~ Q____p- ~~~ (~/~ ~._____/,

/' .:>: /{__9- ~ <, 0 _/ 0 .._______.. --/r?fJ/~ //,

/0

_/~~/ o'·rx/

/c; ~//r?~~

-0 .......... ~

// .

,,/ x

12

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UNIT 3

BLENDED CONS ON ANTS

26. By blending d and t into one long stroke the
sy llables ted, ded, det are expressed:
added .: rated »: today .:
hated -: needed / treated .: NOTE: The combination det usually occurs at the beginning of words, as in detect, detach, while ted or ded usually occurs at the end of a word.

27. By blending m and n into one long stroke the sy Ilables men, mem are expressed. In addition to men, mem this blend represents similar sounds, such as min in minute, mun in money:

. .
men mlm1C
many memory

month .
remaIn ,.__"
money emanate 6
"
meant mental

mend __/ mineral
mmute 6' mmimum Unit 3]

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28. FREQUENT-WORD DRILL
eight a t 6 man man
CJ
/
had had .: make m a k 0-'

I
him hIm Un tIn .r;
c>
add a d / tan tan 9-
aid a d / cat kat ,-zf
/
tea t e 0' kid kId ~
day da ~ get get ~
.
me me take t a k .e:
/ /
may rna Came kim ~
u
/ /
net net -/ her her <l.....--"
need ned / here her Q___...-
/ I
m e t 6' .
met air ar 0--
I
meet met /' head hed .:
z:,
/ .
made " mad ~ read red ~
I
mean men ~ ready red I ~
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led led ~ cream k r e rn .-----9---
/
rate rat JY" clean klen ~
/
late lat ~ milk mIlk~
laid 1 a d ~ lack I a k
mill mil ~ leg leg ~
.
tree tre ~ attack a t a k -:
train t ran ~ headache h e d a k ~ 29. B R I E F FOR M S FOR COM M 0 N W 0 R D S
did, date .: when c:;r-- tnto /
other any ---0 come .. ~
all c:; could ,-/ like c.:>
were ·what little ..:»:
where, Q.__...- truth ~ those
aware
my D time r- country
NOTE: W is omitted in the word were, andwh in where, when, what; other is expressed by Nth-see alphabet; ail , by au: placed on its side; time, by the tem blend; into, by blending in and to. For convenience, the long i in my is expr.essed by a large circle.

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GENERAL PHRASING PRINCIPLES

30. The following suggestio~s v:vill be helpf~ to an understanding of the general principles of phrasing:

Short and common words only should be joined, as oj the, in the, etc.

I.

2.. The words should make good sense if standing alone, as it will be.

3. Pronouns generally are joined to the words they precede, as I can,

IIrt you can I would.

you, '

4. A qualifying word is usually joined to the word it qualifies, as good man.

5. The words to, oj, in, with, and generally are joined to the word following. as to the, of which, in that, with that, and will.

6. Words that do not make an easily written, distinctive joining should not be phrased.

31. Phrase Drill. The simple phrases given in the
drill below are of very high frequency and will serve as
models for other phrases:
of the and the .-/ will be (
to the that the P of you
VJ
It 1S by the ? .
It was
lam you can he was
c;;
to you at the is the r: 16

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[Chap. I

32. REA DIN G AND DIe TAT ION P RAe TIC E

•

Q__-

•

o

/'.

/ ~ /"-----/-

/' ~'O~ ~

(• ~ -- --rl/., ~ ~ ..---cr-

"--"

(/ <, '" _/ 0 c...____-- ./'" ...._... a c...____--. ><' /'

/(~

/ cr=;

(~~

*Before a downstroke, to is expressed by t.

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17

33. W R I TIN G P RAe TIC E

J. Y ou will need a keen memory when you go to the market today.

2.. When YOll take the grain to the mill you can get your money.

3. Many of our men will go to the train in the rain to greet the team.

4. I am not any more eager to be in debt to you than you ar~.

5. I am ready to go the limit in getting you the money you need.

6. He had a great desire to read, but he had little time

and his reading was limited. .

7- I am not willing to go by train, but you can make me a minimum rate by air and rail.

8. The data you need will be ready by the middle of the month.

9. The mill was then making a good metal tag at the

rate of eighty a minute. .

10. In his dream he was being attacked in the dark by an enemy.

Dear Sir: I am eager to eliminate without any more delay the error made in the minimum grain rate to Erie. I can meet you at Erie any day you desire. My time is limited and I cannot be there more than a day. It would be. well to get all the data in (hand\by the time you are ready to go. I will meet you any day you can be there. Yours truly,

CHAPTER II

UNIT 4

THE DOWNWARD CHARACTERS

34. The characters for the consonants in this chapter are derived from another elliptical figure:

Letters P B F V CH J SH S
Signs ( ( ) ) / / / .. or .J
be
Words put by for have which shall 1S
but change ship his
Left motion: PBS Right motion: FVS
(fr / .'. 35. All these characters are written downward. Ch is named chay, and sh is named ish. The signs for sh and s are very small. As J is one of the most frequent sounds in the language, two signs are provided for it to facilitate joining in various combinations. The following memory aids will be useful;

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19

CONSONANT COMBINATIONS

36. Many of the consonants follow each other consecutively; for example, rand 1 frequently follow p, b, as in play, brave. As skill in writing such cOI?binations is essential to speed and accuracy, the following movement drills should be practiced until fluency is secured.

37. Pr and PI. In writing pr and pZ, start to the left:
pr C pI C___-
pray Co play Co pledge ST
Ct:v c.>
prayer plate wrapper -:
. 6- plea c.: t
pnm pepper
preach r. plead c_/ apple G
38. Brand BI. In writing br and bl, start down, thus:
br { bi C~
brain .: breach blame r-:
braid V bridge bled V
braided <> brief blade {_o/
brim c__ brave blare r; 20

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[Chap. II

39. Fr and Fl. In writing the combinations fr and jl, the angle is rounded to give fl uency. The motion is just the same as in writing a part ·of the longhand y:

fray ~

flame

fl =

fresh

frail

fleet

flee

flap flash

fret

40. FREQUENT.WORD DRILL
if / frame r.: page ~
.
half ;; flat r:> able
age 1 play c__p break .;
each ! plan ~ cash ~
she ,/ paper ~ range ~
fear 2 reach ;: happy ~
feel .e.. back black ~
felt .r> check ~ tr1p "t"
.
free 6 live <-;/ happen e Unit 4]

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2.1

fair

affair

fail

chief

bear

bread

shape

leave

help

labor

pretty

even

41. BRIEF FORMS FOR COMMON WORDS

one, won

after

people

about

most

from, form

been, bound

very

before

much

L

.: )

)

7

never

should

over"

ever

every

v

. . . .

/ )

*The sign for the prefix over written above a following character is used to express the word over.

42. As a prefix, after is expressed byaf. In compounds, every is expressed byev.

bYb:::~e::nwor; =:» Ph~::~~d i'::;'~

44 BUS I N E S S A B B REV I A T ION S

Dear Madam:

Very truly yours,

)

Yours very truly,

)

22

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[Chap. II

45. REA DIN G AND DIe TAT: 0 N P RAe TIC E

o ~ ",- ~ «: 0 C--~)

~\o) 72r?-',/ ~ ~ /~. J A. v- / cO

c: .s: ~~~/r-_/1~ .)y;;-(q_//~~

~ I -( ~ _f C--c, ~ J ~/.(~~~ _J »:> (. 3 .. ~ ~ L t:' ~ \ o~"./ ./;_/~

~ r? ~ s: 0- DXr-~

»: ~ ? -6 _ c. ,___-9./ Q___-,

0;7 /./ "-- J = ./ . .:>

J -r . ~ ~ ~ -» ~ ~

- ~ r6 r > - r7A .i-:':

_/ 0 '-;/ . -c__ ~ ~

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UNIT 5

THE SIGNS FOR S

46. The signs for s, written downward, from a small elliptical figure, thus: rI

I

are taken

Memory aid:

r: -'

The right-motion s is called "right r" The left-motion s is called "left r"

(

47. In practical writing the sound of Z is expressed by the sign for .r, since no confusion arises from using the same character for both sounds in connected writing. We already are accustomed to vwriting and reading s for z in English, as in rays, prai.re.

It is seldom necessary to makea distinction between sand z, but when it is, a short dash is struck at a right angle to the sign for s to show that it has the sound of z., thus:

race ~

ralse ~

gas ~

gaze ~

. 5;(

48. The base of the first consonant of a word rests on the line of writing, but when s precedes another consonant, the base of the consonant following the s is placed on the line.

49. Initial and Final S. I. Before and after p, b, r, and I, and after t, d, n, m, and 0, the left s is used:

/

phrase

daze

SlpS

sables

slim

knees

senes

tease

mass

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[Chap. II'

2. In all other cases the right s is used:
saves )I seeds / sashes
,
seeks /"J snap -r sketches 1
staff :! smash <> sages A circle placed outside the angle in any of these joinings does not change the motion.

50. F R E QUE N T - WaR D DRILL
sell «:> spell G salary ~
sale ~ spread V self ~
. / ~ ~
plece spare trace
pass G space b dress ~
base b less class ~
busy ( slip L-( crazy ~
press ~ sleep L__( see ol
praIse y asleep <, say d
place C___f sales ~ as _9 Unit 5] GREGG SHORTHAND 2.5

•
9 same d steel
has
;J2
these sense ~ steam
.
easy seems ) 7 stage (
c;:r'
s: . /" stiff ~
season slt
affairs .: / J yO
seat 'stay
/
safe :7 said -: stick -:
/' .
save sad / set /
.
. /
case nIece sat
kiss mISS r settle ~

guess -:» days / silk ~
gas ~ dance r needs _/
sick . ladies ~
~ SInce ~
sake ~ hence • chance 1
cr-z
.'
scheme ~ minutes / ages
I
seen } step 1- sketch
c;_-r---- ... ;y
seem 1 steps 1- study
c7 2.6

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[Chap. II

51. S Between Strokes. When a circle vowel immediately precedes s between strokes, treat the s as belonging to the preceding consonant; if the circle follows the s, the s should be treated as if it belonged to the following consonant; when s occurs between strokes and is not joined to a" circle, write the s with the syllable to which it belongs:

cast

guest

taste

task

desk

mist

mask

grasp

accede

chest

vast

VISit

least ~

risk ~

pressed ~

raised ~

ransack ~

mason --e

52. The Ses Sign. The ses sound as heard in faces is expressed by joining the two s signs as a blend:

senses -7 ceases r' basis {

cases

thesis

masses --F traces

census

analysis o-'2----f

NOTE: In rapid writing, the first J in JeS may become obscure, and yet the second s, being written contrary to the rule for writing a single s, clearly indicates the plural form. Compare the following:

face ~

faces ~

lease ~ leases ~

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53. BRIEF FORMS FOR COMMON WORDS
a
under * cause, -r> work
• <' 01- •
because
must --c thorough-Iy, J part
three
.2 think, (- matter 6
some
thing
such ! system, r agaIn ~
says
first J public, 0 agaInst c::7'-c
( publish
business far, always
favor *The sign for the prefix under written a bove a following character is used for the word under.

54. The suffix thing is expressed by a dot in the following words:

anything~. something L • everything _)

55. Plurals of Brief Forms . . forms ending in s are formed the same motion, thus:

cause -c causes <r business ( businesses (

The pI urals of brief by adding another s of

In other brief forms the plurals are formed by adding s to the singular forms, thus:

parts t< . changes J

ships _/

forms ~

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56. REA DIN G AND DIe TAT ION P RAe TIC E

'Unit 6]

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UNIT 6

51. The Letter X. When x occurs at the end of or within words, it is expressed by s slightly modified in

slant, thus:

.

m1X

fix ~

fixes ~

tax ,.R_

mixes

taxes ~

NOTE: The plural is formed by adding s as shown in mixes, taxes,

SIMPLE SUFFIXES

58. The suffix shun (sion, tion) is expressed by sh:
. fashion if /
mention - 7 VlS10n
-f? . i
nation action c/} seSS10n
;
faction c0 .
m1SS10n ~ evasion
diction ~. affection 9--; section /-; 59. The Past Tense. The past tense is expressed by tor d:

1. After most abbreviated words a disjoined t placed close to the preceding character is used to express the past tense, thus:

changed

?

timed

<:

liked

willed

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[Chap. II

2. In all other cases join t or d if a distinctive and facile joining is possible; otherwise, disjoin t Cas in glared, tapered) to express the past tense, .thus:

passed G raced 0 shaped t
praised ~ mentioned ~ reached t:
visited ~
risked checked /-v
labored ~ glared ~/ tapered t:
~ feared .J_/
traced ~ fixed 60. BRIEF FORMS FOR COMMON WORDS
also letter, c...__-P until J
let
nothing present, C got
.
r:: presence h
between big, gave
beg
another glV~, ~ next
grven
woman tell, * ./ soon
till
.
mornIng still name *The s is added to tell by changing the circle into a loop, thus: tells ./

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----

BRIEF FORMS AS PREFIXES

61. A brief form is frequently used as a prefix or as part of another word, as illustrated in the following:

almost ~~ inform 2 formal ~

?~

began ?---cr- overwork

forgive ~ ; undergo

income

increase

instead

ago

begin

anyone

forgot /----.v' handle

62. FREQUENT PHRASES

) you have / would be

for the

to be"

with the

I have

there is

can be

of his

may be

for you

j J

as the

and that

from the ;; _/ if you

of this

there are

of your

rn our

in this

of all

*Before a downstroke, to is expressed by t :

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[Chap. II

63. REA DIN G AND DIe TAT ION P RAe TIC E

'/ .r: f) e-: ~ .» »:>. I r: ~6_/CLJr~

/J/ ~ .,. J?, /J._JY ----r->d ~ ~ »r:

_/

) r( J ,_/ / ! 0). .» .e=: o ~, to)y ~ _) h ({/"

/~a~ ~-o£,,/ ~ /-~ ~~ _/ .r •

--r' - ~D / / c. - r; L

f-: c-: ( " Q._./ ~____,. /( , A »"

______.J4 '--;7 P ? (,----0 /'-4

/I /' _/ a-. ,»: /i~

( / r c-: ~ <, /L. :r--- :7 ~-'---7

_/;. c.', o (i /' Q.____.. ./_ ~. .2--'. <, ',,/

//

,

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33

64. W R I TIN G P RAe TIC E

1. I shall not leave here today for my trip to France, as I am too busy, but I shall finish everything soon.

2. It mar be that such a change in the history classes will help to settle the matter for you.

3. He will cash the pay check if you will present it at his desk.

4. Since she is changing her plans to stay here some time before going to the city, I think it will be well to leave the matter as it is for the present.

S. Because the business in that part of the country is not good, he will remain there another month to go thoroughly into the planning of a sales campaign.

6. It is plain that if any action is to be taken it must take place before the session ends today.

7. He fixed the time at six and said that the men were asleep.

8. I shall not fail to mention that the basis of his claim is very flimsy and that I feel that his figures should be thoroughly studied and checked before any decision is reached.

Dear. Sir: The sale of the goods you shipped me in January is not going at all well. For one thing, the season has been very late, causing business to be slack. Can you think of anything that will help our sales? It may be that business in other parts of the country is much the same as it is here and you have made some sales plans that will be of help to me. I should like to go over this matter with one of your men the first time one of them is in the city. Yours truly,

CHAPTER III UNIT 7

THE O-HOOK

65. The lower half of the elliptical figure if is called the o-book. It is used to express the following sounds:

(5 aw I 0
u v V
/
as In as In as tn
.- ~'""
, ....... rot raw wrote
~ L---t:/ ~
~ I /
rot raw r 6 t
Kt)' to Vowel-Sounds: John Paul Jones.
J ~ i
-s- ...;;-- I -s- NOTE: The sound aw is spelled in various ways, as in fall, bought, taught, raw. The same method of marking vowels is employed in this chapter as in the first.

66. FREQUENT-WORD DRILL
know - lot lot ~
no --v
/
law law ~ road rod .,>
. /
low I 0 ~ load I 0 d ~
/
- ~ ought /'
wrote rot aw t
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autO a w t a / hope hop f
note n 6 t -r:/ show sh 0 I
(: /
bought b aw t shop sh (5 P I
.:
brought b r aw t folks f 6 k s /~
.
C
blow bIa taught taw t /'
/
ball b aw 1 C caught k aw t -rz-:
( .
box box coffee ko f e ?
job j {) b hog hog. /
~
talk taw k ~ occur 6 k 'r
dog dog ~hotel h 6 tel ~
I
noted n a ted _/ slow s 1 0 ~
/ /
abrawdV
notes n 6 t s ~ abroad
/
notice n 6 t 1 S ~ broken . b r 6 k 'n L
/ /
raw raw • t_
~ open <P n
loss 1 5 S <-----? off 6 f /
fellow f e 1 0 ~ often o f'n 2
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[Chap. III

so

-

s a

i

/

phone

saw

saw

j

.

nonon

sought

s aw t

monon

sorry

~ -

s 0 r 1

sober

sorrow s 6 r 6 ~ close

I

soul

sol

~ model

/

soft

)

solemn

s (5 f t

snow

-

sno

solid

f <3 n

n <3 shun

m 6 shun

s 6 b 'r

kloz

mod'l~

s o l e m ~ solid «.>:

67. O-Hook Modified. To avoid an unnecessary angle, the slant of the o-hook is modified slightly before n, m, r, and l, thus:

When a downstroke comes before the o-hook, this rule does not apply, since the o-hook joins to downstrokes without an angle, as in:

pour C shown t- bone { pole c.:
68. FREQUENT~WORD DRILL
- home hom
on on .::.-
I
- known -
own on c....- non ---=-----
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37

or

roar

roll

aw r

r 0 r

nor

~ /

omitted

n a w r ----c._.....-'

o rn I ted~ drawn ~

r61 ~ drawn /

lower 1 o'r

whole h 6 1

loan

coal

tone

door

1 6 n

k b 1

ton

dar

L__-<:...--' /

horse

haw r s

a I 6 n

alone

S tor

store

s t 6 r I

~ /

story

k 0 I e j

/

~ /

college

-

gron

69. BRIEF FORMS FOR COMMON WORDS

want"

*

went

told

order

small

upon

J J

glad, girl

during, Dr.

believe, belief

possible

purpose

.

receive

*The to is omitted in want and went.

~ call

/ C

(

Y

.

situation

course

general

several

state

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[Chap. III

70. REA DIN G AND DIe TAT ION P RAe TIC E

~ rt C / d ;)'---r o:__... _r

~ v:- --e / <:..--- /. t» ...--L _. /

04C/~~(2r/9~

~-'/ 7c?v-~Jh -r:: _/J~_' .r >:': ('

0/ {,o~ v- (JCZ

(> / .-/ -. ~ -c- (0/ c" .2

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UNIT 8

METHOD OF EXPRESSING R

71. The circle is written with left motion to express r following the vowel:

I. Before and after straight strokes:

~

mar

arch

share

6

art

2.. Between straight strokes in the same direction:
tart Y dared /hurch I murmur Q ~
72. It is generally more facile to use the circle for the obscure vowel
sound heard in ur as in church, murmur, urge, hurt.
73. FREQUENT.WORD DR.ILL
. I c:
heart 0/ urge better
hard 0/ tear /' later -..»:
hurt d>/ dare / sister Y
heard ;,/ near chapter J
earn =-- mere .0 motor ~

arm 0 manner ...0 cashier ~

army C") c::> chair 6 minister cP
harm . ! teacher (
0 Jar
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S FOLLOWING A LEFT-MOTION CIRCLE

74. The letter s is added to a final left-motion circle. on straight strokes by changing the circle to a loop:

tears

dares

/

/

shares

nears

.

stairs

manners

75. BRI EF FO RM S FOR CO M MON WORDS

either

above

rather

love

/

collect ~

capital

deal, dear

real. regard

company, keep

become, book

Importance, Important

necessary

/

yesterday Y together ~

children

prepare subject

oplnlon

76. After abbreviated words and words ending in a left-motion circle on straight strokes, a disjoined r expresses er, or, thus:

dearer ~~

keeper

worker

When the forms are disrincti vc, the r is joined, thus:

greater ~~ bigger ~ smaller

When a brief form ends with the last consonant of a word, the left motion circle is used to express or, er after straight strokes:

sooner ,,2_...&>

former L~_~c>

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77. READING AND DICTATION PRACTICE

//r(/ ~(Pv.

?/'-----f-~ ~ C --7~7~-~/.2-J<~

~.' - -0 i . <L-----' ? --/ - -

~·r~pr/-r. r

0-" r ~;J -: a. (' .« JY/' ~~//"f"'--

/ __,__p /7 rJ~-/I/ v -/

(" J 0 J -7 /' ~ J (~

/2-=-/= _p /' G r: /p ~ c_.--f

___ / A', ~ ~t1 _f

"

? > »: c7V/ ? -: c- ( 'l'

~vr ~. (~-~.

r~_/r<"/ ~p4

{c_.--/ C-Pr" /

42. GREGG SHORTHAND [Chap. III
UNIT 9
THE TH JOININGS
78. The left-motion th is used before and after 0, r,
I. In other cases the right-motion th is used:
though ~ author ~ bath /
although* / earth ~ teeth .«
-thought / health ~ thief ;/
t:
throw _,....._.v both theater /
throat ~ birth 0 thin ~
thrown ~ path cf cloth ~ *The word alth()ftgh is a combination of all and though.

79. When th is the only consonant stroke, as in the brief forms for that

" c

or they, or is in combination with s, the right-motion th is used, as in these

and seethe.

FREQUENT PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES

80. The prefixes con, com, coun, cog, followed by a consonant, are expressed by k. The suffix ly is expressed by a small circle; ily and ally, by a loop:

confess

;; 2

council ~ conform 2-

confer

com pel ~ county

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convey

;;; lonely ;;J lately

:;: early

~fairly

:J wholly

convention

convince

concrete

safely

solely

<:.> hardly

only

heartily

formally

43

)-==

C7

81. In words beginning with comm or conn, the second m or n is written, thus:

easily

hastily

readily

family

totally

socially

common ~.__---

connote ~

commence ~

When COI1 or com is followed by a vowel or by r or l ; write kn for con and !un for (a.m, thus:

comedy ~. comrade ~mic

82. After a circle vowel, ly is written on the opposite side from the vowel, thus:

dearly

daily

nearly

83. To express the plural of some brief forms ending in a circle and of ~ome words ending in a loop, a slight change is made in the manner of jointng r, thus:

names

letters <.___-.f'

families ~

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PHRASING PRINCIPLES

84. Before words beginning with a downward character or 0, r, I, the word to is expressed by t:

to see A to say ~ to pay 6
to which 1 to honor ~ to work »->:
to ship 4 to our ~ to place ~
85. When repeated in a phrase, as is expressed by J: as well as

as much as

as good as

as great as

as low as

as many as

86. A fter be or been, the word able is expressed by a :

ha ve been able

should be able

would be able

will be able

87. FREQUENT PHRASES ?
on the e..r: with you ~ about the
if the J- . ~
you are to g1ve
must be -1 as to 0 youknow ~
,;0
should be ~ at that of it /' Unit 9J

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45

that is

in which

of these

more than

your letter

this is

you may ~

he is

of their

.

is not

of which

which is

on you-r

!

with that

I

to get ~ from you ~.2--=:;:> to take /' of its

in his

if you will

that this

he will

.l> you would /

to this

8S. BRIEF FORMS FOR COMMON WORDS

I

send

agree *

. . . .

ask

office

official

future

special, speak, speech

week, weak

floor, flour

complete, t complain-t

represent

already

~value

7

employ

immediate, 0 0

immediately

knowledge~

*The prefix form for agr-e-i, a loop written above the following character, is used to express the word agree.

[The angle between k and p is maintained in the word complete to make a distinction between complete and keep_

committee

express

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89. REA DIN G AND DIe TAT ION P RAe TIC E

/J. .: . p/,-= r. J~u~Jd{~~-'~

r. ~("-~/}7') C C__9.r c-- '?; r: ? ~ -r:

/~ J._y 9'

", ~ ,.

cJl c:.___f Q_____---'

::-' ~ .. ~

/L/JL,o-z7~'

/ = ':iD c-: ~ C/) = \

/--.-T. 0' I (_____ / o 9

u ~0' > "-"~~ Vp ~. / .

C7 / -v cJ £-_,,, .z___ P de

_ __.J?" r:

Unit 9J

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47

90. W R I TIN G P RAe TIC E

1. It is hard to say what is known about the model of the motor on which Horace Holliday is working. Several people have seen it and praise it.

2.. After Bob bought the boat he noticed that the motor would stall often. After much analysis and pottering over it, he spotted the cause of grief It was a little thing, and easy to fix.

3. The history of this country shows that a hardy, hard-working people, gifted with vision, can achieve w ha t they fix as a goal if the goal has a meaning to the people in general.

4. It was a shock to her to hear that John Jones, after joking about it," really had started alone on an airplane trip to Havana and was nearing his goal.

5. The "Lone Eagle" did not cross the ocean merely by dreaming of it. He made ready for a great trip by planning every detaiL Study, hard work, and the bravery to face 12~ri1 without flinching helped him to achieve his aim and to place his name on" the scroll of the great men of history.

Dear Sir: It will be necessary for me to stay here till about" the end of January, as there are many matters of importance still to be finished. I am really glad that you were able to see Mr. Hartman and close that business with him. Such matters may easily cause" hard feeling. There is nothing at present that needs your presence here. The general situation seems to be as good as it is in the East. I have my heart set on making big gains for the company here this month. I am working hard to achieve all possible. Yours truly,

CHAPTER IV UNIT 10

THE OO-HOOK

91. The upper part of the small elliptical figure -if , which is caned the oo-hook, is used to express the following sounds:

-

00

-

u

00

r? /

as m

tomb

as ill

tuck

~ tuk

as tn

took

.r= took

-r=:

too m

Ke_y to Vowel Sounds:

The

duck

to the

pool.

«-,

/

92. F R E QUE N T - W 0 R D D R ILL

who

hug

hug

h 00

/J /

do d 00 /t does

d ii z

took took -r: up

up

true t r 00 ~ upper

- .

u p r

whom h 00 m /2 blue

I

b 1 00

I

Unit 10J GREGG SHORTHAND 49
plus P Ius c..; fruit f r 00 t /:
/
pull pool c.: roof r 00 f ;7
lose I 00 z '-----;;;? luck 1 ii k <......__--?--J
.... ~rub rub
rug rug ?;
rough r ii f / foot foot
food f 00 d )/ shut sh u t y
/
fur fur L sugar shoog'r~
. "-
, ~ fool f 00 1 r.
supper sup r
/
dozen d u z 'n .« tough t ii f ;:t
group g r 00 p ~stuff stu f :I
..... -
cut kilt ~ truck t r ii k ~
cook kook .... J
~ us us
cup kiip 3? thus th ii s
~ , sullen s ii Le n ~
oven u v n
COUSin k ii z '0 ~ through thr 00 ~
93. The combination us is written without an angle at the beginning
of words, or when it follows a downstroke or k, g, as in us, shoes, campus,
C011.f in, etc. 50 GREGG SHOR THAND [Chap. IV
94. The oo-hook Modified. To avoid an unnecessary
angle, the 00- hook is turned under after n, m. It is also
turned under after k or g, if followed by r or I:
mood m 00 d _/ canoe k a n 00 ~
/
~ muff m u f
none nun ~ /
noon n 00 n --=:a.-- nook nook ___,_-
/ .
moon moo n null nul
:::;z..__
/
nut nut ___.y cool k 00 I ~
/
numb .... k ii r
num --z-- cur
annul a n ii 1 ~curse k u r S 95. BRI EF FORMS FOR COMMON WORDS
care skill, ~ number
school
carry /() usual, J enough ;7
wish
force / govern, ?r posltlon (
-ment
charge / expect, questlon ~
especial
j
look ~ full purchase ct
clear ~ sure remem ber <...-9 Unit 10J

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96. REA DIN G AND 0 r c r A T ION P RAe TIC E

/L~D&_/I(~ .c..> "I a" 'r : «, c:77Y. )

~ / ~=- ~. ~ j

he ~_/C;?oJ" ~ ~- rO(.cJ/'~L

Ie" ~ 7' J-6/

r--J(;/~~ . J

,. <7 .J ----6 » --:-D 0 (' '" /'

/V ~ ~2.-X )

-: /> {L---r:' /-;} ;? / ~ r: .> rO ~ .L- - • .r

./ C <7 '" ~, y · c.:»: ~/~L--~6'/,

/, 9 ~ () r.> ) .r:

_oj ~ n~c/of' /

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[Chap. IV

UNIT 11

METHOD OF EXPRESSING W

97. By pronouncing the following words slowly it will be found that w has the sound of 00; therefore w is expressed by the oo~hook:

--
we oo-e tfJ
wave oo-a-v 'j
wall oo-aw-l ~ 98. WORD DRILL
c9 . w r n
way wa wln
/
wet wet ? wane wan c?-
I
walt w a t c!' women w I men c:;>'2
/
weighed wad / wake w a k r
wed wed '/ wicked w I ked ~
w e ded / walk .
wedded waw k z-.---,
width w r d th·/ weave we v /
widow w r d 0 /t waste was t /7 Unit IIJ

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S3

wash

watch

wages

wedge

wear

weary

wool

water

w 6 sh

W 0 ch

- . ,

w a J S

.....

we J

t

!

weep

web

wheat"

wheel

war cft--- whim

/

w e r i .e:» whip

/

wool

~whale

w aw ter r whirl

we p

web

hw e t

hw e I

.

7

/

.

~

/

.

hw i m c:z--

.

hwi p r

hw a 1

.

~

/

hw e r I ~

*In the combination wh, as in wheel, the h is sounded first.

99. W Within Words. In the body of a word it is more convenient to express w by a dash placed beneath the vowel following. In writing sw and a circle vowel, as in sweet, swim, swell, the hook for w is prefera ble to the dash:

quick

queen

qUIt

..

quote ~

acqu1t ~

equity

q ueer

tWIn

dwell

sweet

squall

.

SWIm

swell

~ swift j 7' doorway~

/

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100. A Before W or H. In words beginning with a-h or a-to the dot, placed on the line close to the next character, is used to express a:

ahead

away

./

awake

awoke

await

. z--,

/

awaken

/

101. FREQUENT PHRASES

we are .e:> we are not

we shall be

we will ~ we will not 0.2__---

we have we have j

been ~)F

we have L

we shall cf' we shall not f_

we can ~ we cannot ?t-

not

102. BRIEF FORMS FOR COMMON WORDS

world

reply

word

body

duty

bring

y /

(

-: (

house, whose

remark, room

follow, fall

accept, -ance

gone

nature

.

J

!

suppose whether r

I

further )

explain L particular /'

report

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103. READING AND DICTATION PRACTICE

~ ,/ ~ -_'_____ ? ~ ~ J

2- ~/c-r97/rp)

~(~-brQ_/~(/~

--.__/? -r >: L -. (~

. // A" )

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UNIT 12

METHOD OF EXPRESSING Y

104. Y has the sound of long e, as in yacht, yoke, and when followed by a hook vowel is expressed by the small circle. Ye, as in year, yet, is expressed by a small loop; ya, by a large loop.

yacht

yellow ~ youth

yawn

yoke

/

yarn

year

yet

yard

THE SIGNS FOR NG AND NK
105. The sound ng, as in ring, rang, is expressed by
nwritten at a slightly downward slant; nk (sounded
ngk) , as in bank, rank, is expressed by a longer stroke
on the same slant:
. drink /-- bank ~
nng
rang sank blank c:
rank . king
02.._ w1ng ~
. frank &__
slng- =--'--- wrong !._..-.<.__
songs banquet h spnng r.. Unit 12J

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57

PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES

106. The vowel is omitted in the prefixes en, in, un, em,im when the prefix is followed by a consonant; when a written vowel follows the prefix, the initial vowel is retained. Ex is expressed byes.

The suffix ings is expressed by a left sand ingly by a small circle substituted for the ing-dot:

infer 2 unseen expense C;
. lovingly
envy ;; engine Z ':7
impel .
Innate o-z5 seem- 2
---c____ c:> 0
ingly
. exceed- yo
l~pres- ~ emotion GT """"7
sion ingly
embrace . 6'
-z; emit 0" meetings tf"'c
emphasis . I
-~ examine d savings
J
indeed Yexcess ;l evenings 107. N egati ve words beginning with in, un, im in which the n or m is doubled are distinguished from the positive forms by omitting one of the doubled consonants and inserting the initial vowel:

known

unknown

noticed

unnoticed

necessary

unnecessary

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[Chap. IV

108. F R E QUE NT PH R A S E S

of them ~ to ask

very much

when the

at all

into the

in reply

on our

to go did not

we would

-e-, if you

are

are not

we may

r with us

~ will you

through the

for us

over the

as you

L

J

C/ r:

109. BRIEF FORMS FOR COMMON WORDS

long

among

young

yes

thank

effort

we should

does not

we must

--y that they ~ tokeep

~ which

/ have

/' who have

strength, strong

communicare.-rion

bill, built

iJ

friend, friendly

else, list

)

car, correct

character

effect

return

answer

.

expenence

_____.- recent

(

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110. REA 0 I N G AND DIe TAT ION P RAe TIC E

/ ~/-c:rr~

~.-o~/C

4 »r:" /) tf r: C -: L D t;

) i:__ ~ (/J ~ »

J~_//_//

/' L ----=~-

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[Chap. IV

111. WRITING PRACTICE

I. The couple were waiting at the club to meet the other members of the party.

2. For years we have been following this particular method of making reports at our bank.

3. His answer to the unusual communication was, in effect, that his income was too small for him to think of such a purchase.

4. The girl was wearing a new pale yellow sweater of soft angora wool' and a dashing green scarf at the

skating rink. _

5. The men were weary from the long swim in the rough water of the bay.

6. After the wedding reception her uncle gave the cou pIe and their friends a banquet at the Hotel Tours.

My dear Sir: The orders that we gave you in our letter of May I about all purchases were clearly stated and very important, and we are glad that you have so regarded them. In the future we hope that we shall not have to question any of the purchases that you may make for our company.

You must remember that your position with us is based mainly on your skill in choosing clothing that is up to the minute in fashion and still cheap. We feel that we should caution you to study every day the changing fashions and at the same time keep your eye on the economic situation in the textile world.

We hope you can reach here soon enough Saturday, so that we may have a long chat. We want you to tell us all about your recent trip and to help you plan your next trip to Paris. Yours truly;

CHAPTER V UNIT 13

THE DIPHTHONGS

112. A pure diphthong is the union in one syllable of two simple vowel sounds uttered in rapid succession. The diphthongs are- therefore expressed by joining the _ circles and hooks representing the vowel sounds of which the diphthongs are composed:

- as in fume f ii. m .i..
u
ow tf' as zn now now -v
. as in oil oi I J?___----
01
1 as in die d 1 ~ NOTE: The diphthong u is a combination of e and 00; ow, of ti and 00; oi, of aw and e. The sign for the diphthong i is a large circle with an indentation-resembling a combination of Ii and e. which, if uttered in rapid succession, yield a sound almost equivalent to 1. This sign. is generally called "the broken circle."

The signs are written in their sounded order. The sign for the diphthong i is treated as a circle, and conforms to the rules for joining circles. Note how the di phthoog i is written in the words si",!, nice, price, mine, which appear in the following word drill.

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113. W 0 R D D R ILL
.
human . . white »:
tfZ enjoy 1;
~ · q
cute JOI0 WIse
few ) boy ( wide r
. ) / ride .s-:
VIew toy
now VOIce / lie ~
. ~
high CJ ·
cow r(5 prIce
mouth --z:;r t? · ~
SIze pnces
. · ~
ounce ~ nse <-P pnze
vow j fight c:J apply L_p
bough fine u2 supply (_p
annoy ~ file .e.: comply ~
. c?L
noise ~ s1gn cry ------£i)
oil ~ fire £ .
nice
soil ~ fly ~ mine l_9--
choice / sight realize ~ Unit 13]

GREGG SHORTHAND

type

r-r= final

smile"

died

r

L

try

tried

dry

drive

design

*See mile in the brief forms below.

dining

.

twice

excited

.

ue

tue

114. For convenience, long i is expressed by the large circle in the following words:

life ~ line <_____.9- quae rzf might 6

115. BRIEF FORMS FOR COMMON WORDS

use

power ;:

why &

night =c»

find

light

how, out

right; write

while

behind

p01nt, appoint

thousand

side

.

wire

kind

. .

Inqu1re

mile

.

requue

116. When word forms end with the diphthong i, the double circle is used to express the diphthong and the termination ly:

lightly ,__p kindly ~ rightly..__p:J nightly -c:?

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[Chap. V

117. READING AND DICTATION PRACTICE

cTO~ O~C/

.r > tr~(/h -~(/ a- rO p?') (/ t7' ~ r:

c__a. (; j »>: c__C? CJ

/ ~ =:» -~ d----, c/ r - (~ ,/ :7 c:L___ c__p ~ J ~ r: =--" ~~P.~~~~ / / <> v..,__._.. ___,_____..- G -, . /'

/ ./ ~ r/ 7 <---': r: --c___ v h L-,r 9 {( a ----. ~ ~~

t;" r: r) 7,67/- r : » >

Unit 14J

GREGG SHORTHAND

UNIT 14

OTHER VOWEL COMBINATIONS

118. In a few words, vowels follow one another consecutively without forming diphthongs, as in poem, radio, showy. In such words the signs for the sounds are written in the order in which the sounds occur:

radio /

~ snowy*..2-J

I /

poem t:-- showy & folio <.:«

/ I I

*When necessary, the .long sound of 0 in oe is marked to distinguish it from the diphthong ai.

poet

119. Any vowel following the diphthong i is expressed by a small circle within the large circle:

via / science r::?< riot ..»:

fiat ~ diet / prior ~

120. Short i followed by a, as in mania, is expressed by a large circle with a dot placed within it; e followed by the large circle vowel, as in create, is expressed by a large circle with a dash within it. These distinctions are seldom necessary, however:

. cereal ~ . ~
ana Q9 plano
area Q_(iJ serial (_Q____/ create ____tJY
alias ~ mania CJ 19 creation ~ 66

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[Chap. V

OMISSION OF MINOR VOWELS

lzf.'When two vowels not forming a pure diphthong come together, the minor vowel may be omitted. For convenience in writing many common words, the circle may be omitted in the diphthong u, as in new, due, music:

/ idea* /

-": .L

theory

due

genius

music

ideal*

arduous

am use C/"'-''''---J~

genu1ne

avenue

renew

tedious

reduce

new

*The long i in idea and ideal is expressed by the large circle.

122. BRIEF FORMS FOR COMMON WORDS
dollar * .: respect, -r please ~
( respectful-ly
object arrange, Q_O progress ~
arrangement
strange ! consider, ---J across o--r
consi dera tion
C ~
trust ~ opporturuty various
mail __D throughout ~ enclose
address ~ advantage J wonder
*After numerals, dollars is expressed by d. Unit 14J

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123. REA DIN G AND DIe TAT ION P RAe TIC E

-: =» <---0 (" r? «« rzy -y;_ /,,, ~L/' _ __o/' D/J

~. ~ rO 0'. t / =r:r:» C

~{ ?-).cY(,-r~

= -z5 L--: __/ ~ ..! ~ ~

rzf· ~ > r" J7, 'L--

..: CJ ~ ~ ---/.~ L----> ~

/v . C___a- / . ~ ~ v

~ .. or-:

~ Qp <L.-- C/~, r ; <» /

.--.__ c::r--< • ;- p -: ~ ~ J -:

-~) o!·,..o~ 1/-0 r--~.~JI~9

4 10 L

.

C3 "7

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[Chap. V

UNIT 15

OMISSION OF SHORT U AND ow

124. In the body of a word short u and ow are omitted before nand m, and short It before straight downstrokes:

sun

sunk

fun

funny

town

down

ton

done

run

rung

column ~ announce 0- ('

lumber

pump bunch

Jump

brown

begun

summer

sunshine

million ----e____-

crush

clutch

touch

trunk

rush

judge . brush

~ luncheon '--L drown

12'. Between n-n, ow is indicated by a jog, as in announce, short u is inserted between n-n, n-m, as in nun and numb; moun is expressed by the mm blend, as in mountain.

126. The u is omitted in the termination sum«:

assume

9

resume

consume

presume

Unit 15]

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JOINED PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES

127. The syllables per, pro, pur are expressed by pr; the syllable ble, by b, ple, by p (in the words given below only); ment, by m:

proper

. process

perhaps

permlt

pr?ffiO- c.-,

non

pursue c;

prom1se ~

prove _5. perform S2__

profit

valuable

reliable ~ treat-

. ( ment

noble element Q_____9---

~ e~~;~;-

C"'"_Jt--(""7' pa yment ~

CJ ( settle- ~

ment

trouble

sensible

miserable

suitable

available

terrible

payable

-~

simple ample

7 7

7

sample

example

apart-

mem

compli- ->

menr ~

moment

.

equ1p-

ment

128. When pro occurs before an upward character or k; it is more convenient to insert the vowel, as in:

protection C/' produce ~ produced ~

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[Chap. V

COMPOUND JOINED PREFIXES

129. Two or more simple prefixes may be joined:

inform

unexpected"

2 '2

uncomfortable

conform

reconcile

unaccountable"

.

recognIze

uninformed

unforeseen

unemployed

incomplete

unexplored *

unImportant - .. (

.

unconSCIOUS

"The initial vowel is not required in compound prefixes.

130. BRIEF FORMS FOR COMMON WORDS
problem L person, ~ perfect, ~
personal proof
success ~ regret, ~ satisfy, ?
regular -factory ~
probable e confident, / bed,
confidence bad
except correspond, ~ cover ;/
-ence
stop l' excel-lent, e..: serious Lr-
excellence
accord er>: organize, ~ direct ~
organization Unit ISJ

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71

131. READING AND DICTATION PRACTICE

-/

<-----r

J)

0- L-- ~_/9-6' ~9~ ~>O~

7 rO / e-: ~ ------- 6___.--< »<:': / =-t" ~ r d .»

~//L----Y~ ('~c/.

~l-~b~7~~

= c;F, L G b ~ ~ 0 j

~ 0 "--- t/'~~f{/~~

~\P/,"~/~/~

'-7 r: 7>/ -~r· t__~~-4- =--)r;~7--'--;1~L

_/ (or-- - ~.~ <>c" (' ~

-'~/J t/=-" to:,? /

~ a-

. -

( jf,

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[Chap. V

132. W R I TIN G P RAe TIC E

I. You are quite right in saying that the price was too high and that the whole order of cereals should be returned. I should think that they could quote lower prices, owing to their greater purchasing power.

2.. An ounce or so of light motor oil spread on the leaves of the springs of your car will banish all squeaks. 3. The boy's singing was enjoyed by his many friends who came to hear him in the huge hall of the Armory.

4. His office was equipped with several filing cases and a new type of filing desk.

s. The news of his appointment was announced over the radio at a special coast-to-coast hook-up.

6. He reduced the output of his mill to a million feet of lumber per day during the dull season.

7. His profits in oil were higher this month than they were in the month gefore.

Dear Sir: I should like to enlist your aid in preparing an evening of music to be given early in Jandary on behalf of our Home Welfare Organization.

I think we should have a generous number of arias from the leading operas and a few piano and violin solos. Perhaps we could also get Mr. Hoyle to give his talk on the poetry of music. We must not forget also to present some numbers for the enjoyment of the children who will be present.

Will you not join with us in helping to arrange something of an unusually high character this year? Yours truly,

CHAPTER VI

UNIT 16

BLENDED CONSONANTS

133. When two straight lines form an obtuse or blunt angle, the natural tendency of the hand is to "slur" the angle and allow the lines to form a curve, thus:

_-

J and expresses -nt, -nd ~ and expresses -mt, -md

_/,/ blended becomes

'"

----;:/1 blended becomes

134. The -nr, -nd blend is an upward curve, corresponding in length to the sign for t. the -mt , -md blend is an upward curve, corresponding in length to t'. The n or m governs the length of the curve; the curve containing m naturally is longer. At the beginning of words, short e and short i are omitted before these blends, as in entry, empty, induce, etc.

135. WORD DRILL
bond V band (; prevent ~
pnnt CJ prompt c.-' owned
planned c___o-/ blind GJ rent ~
plenty .,:: apparent c> land ~ 74 GREGG SHORTHAND [Chap, VI
around o___/ seemed .: grant ~
entry ~ second ~ convent 2-
J 0
Indian fastened ground ~
-'l trimmedJ
empty J signed ~
refund V event ~ strained ~
laundry~ front U wlnter ~
Jotnt £ framed &-J Inventory ~
J .:
sound exempt moaned ~
doomed~
found V count r-J
sent ~ gained ~ashamed »> 136. The Ld Combination. The combination ld is ex-
pressed by giving I a swinging upward turn at the finish:
old c_/ fold c. gold ~
older «:>: field J__/ killed ~
.. yield .c> failed d___/ filed .e.
held ~ wild a___) child c. Unit 16J

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7S

hold c:__) sold ~

Sunday

Monday Tuesday

cold ~ sealed

colder' ~ appealed ~

137. DAYS AND MONTHS

L-- + January )

~ February ( September

---r October

-:

Wednesday h-

Thursday Friday

Saturday

March

April

August

November / ---'U""""" December /

May

i I

(_p June

;Y- July

138. BRIEF FORMS FOR COMMON WORDS

.

entire

copy

stock

stand

allow

draft

refer, reference

remrt, c..__.P--

remi trance )

suggest, . suggestIOn

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attention

ac know ledge

recelpt

unable

enable

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139. REA DIN G AND DIe TAT ION· P RAe TIC E

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/ r ~. G ~ '[

Y /' It! r: C ;;r QJ:?, ,-/

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UNIT 17

JENT-PENT, DEF-TIVE BLENDS

140. By rounding off the angle, as shown in the previous blends, the following useful signs for syllables are obtained:

(/J blended becomes U and expresses [eni-d, pent-d /;?) blended becomes () and expresses de/-v, -t iue

141. WORD DRILL
spend U cheapened 6 defeat {}
U
expend carpenter L/ defer r2
.
happened V pageant 6 . defy Q
u a
opened impending -0. divine
cogent U natrve -67 deficit 9
legend '--0 devout if division Q
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ripened V divided ~ device r;;
gentle Cr::" defraud ~ defend -:
genteel ~ defray ~ defense a
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sensiti ve ~ POS1t1 ve h matt ve ---z/)

restive ~ creanve ----&/ captIve ~(:?;J

42. S PEe I ALB U SIN E S S FOR M S

Gentlemen

o (

Dear Mr.

Messrs.

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Yours sincerely

Sincerely yours ~ Very sincerely J

Yours very sincerely

Yours respectfully Respectfully yours Very respectfully Cordially yours

Yours cordially

J

143. BRIEF FORMS FOR COMMON WORDS

move

differ-ent, difference

agent

J

G

deliver, delivery

approxImate

spirit

credit

Instant, instance

appear

response, '"---1

responsible (

mistake-n

beauty

quality

definite

tomorrow

influence

railway, rule ~

altogether

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144. REA DIN G AND DIe TAT ION P RAe TIC E

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.. -: r: r? :; / 9-6' g/~ . ~

~ r: r>. ()

/) (_.._p /,..,

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UNIT 18

FREQUENT WORD.BEGINNINGS

145. The vowel is omitted in the syllables be, de, re, dis, and mis:

below C discover -: reason ~
C
beneath dispel .c.. reasonable 7
besides ~ dispatch /fa
reCeption f
~ .
delay display review J
debate -. dislike => .
revise ;;
deceit disgrace ~ replace
~
/
decision dismiss ~ repent V
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depress repan ~ mislaid----r.__/
~
depart resign C7- mishap 7·
depend /U reform .
misery ~
146. The vowel is retained when de precedes k, g, as in deca_y, degrade.
147. The vowel in re is omitted only before a downward character, as in
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PHRASING PRINCIPLES

148. The word had when following a pronoun is expressed as shown in the following illustrations:

I had he had they had we had you had

/

/

149. The phrases was-not and is-not are expressed easily and legibly by using the blending principle:

was not

V he was not

U it is not

it was not ~ there was not ~ there, is not

NOTE: If the contractions wasn't, isnt, etc, need to be positively indicared, the apostrophe is placed above the forms.

150. B R I E F FOR M S FOR COM M 0 N W 0 R D S

record

Insure, Insurance

Improve, -rnent

advertise

acquaint, -ance

.

preVIOUS

nevertheless, envelope

occasion

quantity

educate, education

hundred

difficult, difficulty

ne~spaper, Inspect

sufficient

merchandise

dcterminesLL,

pleasure

catalogue~

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151. READING AND DICTATION PRACTICE

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152. WRITING PRACTICE

1. Apparently, this new house is endeavoring to underwrite the entire issue of the ship-canal bonds without calling upon any of the stranger and betterknown houses.

2. Were you present yesterday evening at the reception to the new minister from France?

3- We have failed to find in the inventory any record of the number of batteries on hand December 31.

4. They discovered that the dispatch had not 'been delivered until after the stock market had opened.

5. The factory promptly made the consignee a satisfactory refund on the carload of goods.

6. It would be. easier co replace those old buildings than to repair them.

T I want you to change your window display every other day after closing hours.

8. The collection agency moved ca utiousl y in the matter of collecting the old accounts that had been referred to it by the Retail Dealers' organization.

9. The Committee will hold its second session at the White House tomorrow morning.

Dear Madam: In the hope that we may be of some help to you in completing your shopping list for the summer season, we wish to call your attention to our mesh bags. OUf complete .line gives you a wealth of unusually pretty styles at very reasonable prices.

A visit to our Jewelry Department to look at these bags will prove profitable to you. Very truly yours,

CHAPTER VII UNIT 19

TEN-DEN, TEM·DEM BLENDS

153. By blending t or d with n or m facile blends result, which make possible the writing of many syllables wit h but one movement of the pen:

/T blended becomes ( and expresses ten, den

- -

,,/- blended becomes (/--- and expresses tem, dem

154. WORD DRILL

sudden Y continue ~ broaden ~
wntten .r: continued c/T'/ danger ?
threaten ~ continues ~ tender
hidden r continuous ~ denote r
extension r intcnnon / dinner r:
evidence /: deny ~ tonight r:
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sentence ~ distance .> tennis (9
condense ~ residence -r:' contain
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