August 13 2012

Medical Monday: Achondroplasia

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines achondroplasia as “A genetic disorder disturbing normal growth of cartilage, resulting in a form of dwarfism characterized by a usually normal torso and shortened limbs, and usually inherited as a autonomic dominant trait.”

Writing “achondroplasia” on the machine, syllable by syllable, would be as follows:
/A/KOPB/TKRA/PHRAEU/SHA or /A/KHOPB/TKRA/PHRAEU/SHA or /A/KOPB/TKRA/PHRAEUZ/KWRA or /A/KHOPB/TKRA/PHRAEUZ/KWRA

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August 8 2012

Dictionary Builder: Microfiche

Microfiche is described as “a sheet of microfilm containing rows of images of printed paper.”

While this word is relatively commonly-known, it wasn’t in my steno dictionary, and it is not a word that I ever recall hearing in any school dictation thus far. Therefore, I happily added it to my dictionary.

Machine Briefs:
Option #1: microfiche= MAOIK/ROE/FIFP
Option #2: microfiche= MAOIK/FIFP
Option #3: microfiche= MAOIK/ROE/FAOERB
Option #4: microfiche= MAOIK/FAOERB

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July 30 2012

Medical Monday: Bilirubin

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines bilirubin as “a reddish-yellow water insoluble pigment occurring especially in bile and blood causing jaundice if accumulated in excess.”

Writing “bilirubin” on the machine, syllable by syllable, would be as follows:
BIL/LAOE/RAOUB/*IN or BIL/LI/RAOUB/*IN
However, a short cut that can be used is as follows:
BIL/RAOUB

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July 25 2012

*UPDATED* Colloquy Designations

The traditional way of indicating colloquy between attorneys is STPHAO and SKWRAO. These are the designations that I have been taught in school. STPHAO for the plaintiff’s attorney; SKWRAO for the defendant’s attorney. However, after reading “The Deposition Handbook,” I learned of another way to indicate colloquy between attorneys that I think I will implement from now on.

The book suggests writing STPHAO for the attorney on your left and EUFPLT for the attorney on your right, during colloquy. I find this helpful because it is easier for me to type along with the visual. This eliminates hesitation for me. This technique also makes it easier for me to deal with designations for multiple speakers.

*UPDATE*
My twitter friend @CaptionBabe, came up with a genius alternative to using EUFPLT as a colloquy designation. Her alternative won’t conflict with the use of EUFPLT as, “I.”
Her suggestion was to add a final -D do EUFPLT when using that stroke as a colloquy designation. I tried it out and @CaptionBabe’s alternative flows perfectly. It’s not a difficult, or awkward stroke at all. I will definitely be implementing her suggestion into my writing.

SPECIAL THAKS TO: @CAPTIONBABE (on Twitter).

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July 24 2012

Conflicts: Bite, Byte, and Bight

Bite- verb; “To seize especially with teeth or jaws so as to enter, grip, or wound.

Byte- noun; “A unit of computer information or data storage capacity that consists of a group of eight bits and that is used especially to represent an alphanumeric character.

Bight- noun; “1) A bend in a coast forming an open bay; or, 2) A slack part or loop in a rope.”

Machine Briefs:
bite= BAOIT
byte= BAO*IT
bight= BAOIGT

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July 24 2012

Dictionary Builder: Banal

Banal is an adjective that means, “lacking originality, freshness, or novelty; trite.”

The word banal rhymes with canal; therefore, I write banal the same way I do canal, except I substitute a “b” for the “c.”

Machine Briefs:
Option #1: banal= BA/NAL
Option #2: banal= BANL

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July 23 2012

Medical Monday: Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma is also known as “white lung.” A person contracts this illness by having hazardous contact with asbestos. Mesothelioma takes approximately 20 to 40 years, after the time of contact, to fully develop. However, it is quickly fatal, and painful, once the symptoms begin to occur.

Relatives of people who have worked with asbestos are also vulnerable to the disease. Children and spouses of asbestos workers have been known to contract mesothelioma from the dusty work clothes of their family member.

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines mesothelioma as “a usually malignant tumor derived from the mesothelial tissue.”

Writing “mesothelioma” on the machine, syllable by syllable, would be as follows:
MEZ/A/THAOE/LAOE/OE/MA or MEZ/A/THAOE/LI/OE/MA
However, I write “mesothelioma” in three strokes:
MEZ/THAOE/LAOEM

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