Medical Monday: Percussion

The medical definition of percussion is: “A light, quick tapping of the fingertips upon the back, chest, or abdomen, for determining by the resonance, the condition of the organ beneath.”

MACHINE BRIEFS:

OPTION #1: percussion= PER/K*UGS
OPTION #1: percussion= PER/K*UFGS

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May 18 2018

Friday Phrases

expert in the field= SFAOELD
experts in the field= SFAOELDZ
expert opinion= SP-N
from your understanding= FRURNGDZ
rate of speed= R-FPD
received in evidence= SNAEFD
should have known= SHUFN
training and experience= TRERNS

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May 18 2018

Merriam-Webster’s Word Of The Day: Muliebrity

Muliebrity means: “The quality of being a woman. Femininity.”

MACHINE BRIEFS:

OPTION #1: muliebrity= MAOU/LAOE/EB/RA/T*I
OPTION #2: muliebrity= MAOU/LAOE/EB/RA/TAO*E

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May 17 2018

Theory Thursday: Suffix Briefs Part 14

The following are briefs for suffixes: (Note: When d-defining, don’t forget to define the briefs with the format symbol for suffixes.)

{Suffix}nate= NA*IT
{Suffix}nation= NA*IGS
{Suffix}nction= -NGS
{Suffix}nd= *ND
{Suffix}ness= -NS
{Suffix}nesses= -NS/-S
{Suffix}nist= N*IFT
{Suffix}nosis= NO*EZ
{Suffix}nus= N*US

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May 15 2018

Court Reporter Spotted: Prison Song

SIDEBAR: Her paper flow is all kinds of wrong! Smh!

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May 15 2018

I Love Steno Trivia Tuesday: The 7-Letter Word Comprised Of 10 Words

QUESTION: What seven-letter word consists of ten words without rearranging any letters?

ANSWER: Therein. (The, there, therein, herein, he, her, here, in, rein, ere.)

[SOURCE: Scoop Whoop]

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May 11 2018

New Word: Wordie

A wordie is a lover of words.

“Wordie” was added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2018.

Machine Brief:

wordie= WORD/YI

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May 11 2018

Friday Phrases

day of= DAIF
day of the DAIFT
day of this= DAIFTS
day of the week= DAIFK
day of the week the= DAIFKT
day of the week this= DAIFKTS
day of the week it= DA*IFKT
day of the week to= DAIFKTD

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May 11 2018

Merriam-Webster’s Word Of The Day: Otiose

Otiose is defined as follows: “(1) Producing no useful result; futile. (2) Being at leisure; idle. (3) Lacking use or effect; functionless,

MACHINE BRIEF:

otiose= O/SHAOE/O*S

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