May 31 2013

Friday Phrases


between you and me= TWAOUM
breaking and entering= BRAERKT
bring the= BRINGT
bring this= BRINGTS
criminal possession= KRIPGS
criminal possession of a controlled substance= KRINGS
critical condition= KR-N
day of the week= DAIFK
day or night= DAORNT or DORNT
due diligence= DAOULG
due process= DAOUPS
due course= DAOURS
due care= DAOURK

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May 28 2013

Week 21: 13,000 Words in 2013 Dictionary Challenge


Week 21: 1,000
Week 20: 679
Week 19: 746
Week 18: 261
Week 17: 255
Week 16: 272
Week 15: 507
Week 14: 280
Week 13: 264
Week 12: 265
Week 11: 680
Week 10: 307
Week 9: 266
Week 8: 248
Week 7: 292
Week 6: 390
Week 5: 578
Week 4: 258
Week 3: 252
Week 2: 274
Week 1: 470 Entries
Total Tally: 8544 Entries

Happy dictionary building!

Love, Speed & Accuracy,

Elsie Villega

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May 28 2013

Legal Vocabulary: Fungible

Fungible is “a commodity that is freely interchangeable with another in satisfying an obligation.”

Machine Briefs:
Option #1: fungible= FUJ/-BL
Option #2: fungible= FUNG/-BL

[SIDENOTE: I'm starting to study for my notary, so I will be doing some posts on that subject, starting this week.]

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May 27 2013

Medical Monday: Neutrophil

Neutrophils are the most abundant type of white blood cells found in mammals. They form an essential part of the immune system. These cells are typically found in the blood stream.

According to Wikipedia, “During the beginning (acute) phase of inflammation, particularly as a result of bacterial infection, environmental exposure, and some cancers, neutrophils are one of the first-responders of inflammatory cells to migrate towards the site of inflammation.”

Machine Briefs:
Option #1: neutrophil= NAOU/TROE/FIL
Option #2: neutrophil= NAOUT/TROE/FIL
Option #3: neutrophil= NAOUT/ROE/FIL

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May 27 2013

Practice Video: Closing Arguments

This video is of the prosecution’s closing arguments in the Madden trial. Please be forewarned that this is a criminal case, and that there are details of a stabbing:

Here are some briefs from the video:
foremost= FOERMT
common sense= KMONZ
courtroom= KRAOM
premeditated= PRAOEMTD
premeditation= PRAOEMGS
too bad= TAOBD
first-degree murder= F-MD
murder in the first degree= M-FD
bodily injury= BOJ
serious bodily injury= SBOJ

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May 24 2013

Friday Phrases


interest rate= TRRT
interest rates= TRRTS
as a matter of record= SMAFRD
back on the record= BRORTD or BORKD
court of record= KRORD
for the record= FRORD
for the record, please= FRORDZ
hospital record= HORD (NOTE: horde= HO*RD)
medical record= MORD
medical records= MORDZ
above and beyond the call of duty= YFD
alcohol abuse= KBHAOUS
alcohol and drugs= KLANDZ
alcohol or drugs= KLORDZ
alcoholic beverage= KHOB

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May 22 2013

Stenspiration™

“There are two things to aim at in life; first, to get what you want, and after that to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind has achieved the second.” -Logan Pearsall Smith

Love, Speed & Accuracy,

Elsie Villega

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May 20 2013

CCVS Gives Kudos To I Love Steno

Special thanks and appreciation to the Canadian Centre for Verbatim Studies. In a recent blog post, CCVS mentioned I Love Steno in a list of their favorite blogs. Click here to read the article.

I often retweet CCVS’s articles as well. They provide some great information about stenography. Check out their blog in its entirety here.

Thanks CCVS.

-Elsie Villega

 

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