July 16
2012
July 13
2012
Video: 60 Words With The “uh” Vowel Sound
July 13
2012
Friday Phrases
July 12
2012
Dictionary Builder: Diptych
Diptych is a noun that has three different meanings. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Diptych is defined as follows:
“1) A 2-leaved hinged tablet folding together to protect writing on its waxed surfaces.
2) A picture, or series of pictures (as an altarpiece) painted or carved on two hinged tablets.
3) A work made up of two matching parts.”
Machine Brief:
Diptych= DIP/TIK
July 9
2012
Medical Monday: Cellulitis
Welcome to Medical Monday, a new weekly post featured onwww.ILoveSteno.com. It’s important that court reporters and stenographers are familiar with medical terms. Therefore, I’ve added medical terminology to me course of study. Thus, I will be sharing what I am learning.
This week’s term is, “cellulitis.”
Cellulitis is defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as: “Diffuse and especially subcutaneous inflammation of connective tissue.”
When writing, “cellulitis” on the machine there are several options:
Option #1: CEL/LAOITS
Option #2: SEL/LAOITS (This option may conflict with the term “sell lights” if you use the attached final -S for your plurals).
Option #3: (The single-stroke option) SLAOITS
July 6
2012
Friday Phrases
June 29
2012
Friday Phrases
June 22
2012
Friday Phrases
June 15
2012
Why I Love Misstrokes When Practicing Realtime: Encryption To Criminal Possession
I always practice in realtime. One of the benefits of this is that I sometimes accidentally find briefs that I wasn’t aware of. Although I have read my dictionary like a page-turner, I haven’t yet memorized every brief that it contains. Therefore, being reminded of certain briefs is a bonus to my practice time.
Recently, when I was practicing and had to type the word, “encryption.” I typed: EN/KRIPGS. I then found the KRIPGS was a brief in my dictionary for, “criminal possession.” I’m not the biggest briefer, but I was like this one. I think it may stick since it’s a great combination of my briefs for criminal (KRINL) and possession (PEGS).
June 12
2012
Briefs: “I Didn’t” Phrases
I didn’t believe- YIBL
I didn’t believe so- YIBLS
I didn’t care- YIK
I didn’t ever- YIFR
I didn’t feel- YIFL
I didin’t find- YIFND
I didn’t go- YIG
I didn’t have- YIF
I didn’t imagine- YIJ
I didn’t know- YIN
I didn’t like- YIBLG
I didn’t mean- YIM
I didn’t observe- YIFRB
I didn’t recall- YIRL
I didn’t recognize- YIRKZ
I didn’t recollect- YIRK
I didn’t remember- YIRM
I didn’t say- YAOIS [SIDEBAR: I use this brief because I use YIS as the suffix -ies.]
I didn’t see- YIZ
I didn’t tell- YIT
I didn’t think- YING
I didn’t think so- YINGS
I didn’t understand- YINDZ
I didn’t want- YIPT
