I feel like sticking the landing in gymnastics is akin to making sure that your fingers land properly on your machine’s keys, so as not to slide your fingers and cause misstrokes.
The higher the speed, the more challenging/important it is to “stick the landing.”
Here’s to “sticking the landing” in 2016.
Love, Speed, and Accuracy,
Elsie Villega
Last year, I started using the deluxe encyclopedia edition of “The New International Webster’s Comprehensive Dictionary” as the main resource for my dictionary building. I was able to complete A-C.
I ended 2015 with a total of 160,077 dictionary entries. I made over 47,000 new entries to my dictionary in the last 12 months. I realize this may seem like an extreme amount of entries to stenographers who have a minimalist-dictionary preference. However, my preference is to have various deviations of word entries. I’m more comfortable with my writing when I feel like I have as much ground as possible covered. Also, I enjoy going through the dictionary word-for-word. It helps me to build my vocabulary and become more familiar with some not-so-common words.
In 2016, I hope to get through some more letters of the alphabet. I’m currently on page 327 of the aforementioned dictionary (Volume A-Na). If I can enter an average of a page of the dictionary a day into my dictionary, I should be able to get through to the letter J by the end of the year. This is my goal for 2016.
I’ll periodically post my progress regarding this challenge throughout 2016.
Have a great 2016!
Love, Speed, and Accuracy,
Elsie Villega
I am now adding a list of the top 200 pharmaceutical products in the Unites States into my dictionary, in addition to my regular medical d-defines. The list I’m using contains the products’ brand names, generic names, manufacturers, and medical use. CLICK HERE for the list.
[NOTE: The list in the link has been adjusted to the 2013 sales rankings. I have a list that I printed out in 2012. Therefore, my personal list is much more extensive and ordered differently. Unfortunately, the old link, from which I obtained my list has been taken down and updated with the new link I have put in this post.]
Happy dictionary building!
Love, Speed & Accuracy,
Elsie Villega
This week, I’m working on adding local street names into my dictionary, in addition to my regular medical d-defines.
Here’s a link for a list of street names in Brooklyn: CLICK HERE FOR LIST.
If you’re not a New Yorker or Brooklynite, you can Google a list of your city’s street names.
Happy dictionary building!
Love, Speed & Accuracy,
Elsie Villega
Week 37: 162
Week 36: 120
Week 35: 400
Week 34: 62
Week 33: 161
Week 32: 65
Week 31: 177
Week 30: 109
Week 29: 247
Week 28: 177
Week 27: 551
Week 26: 764
Week 25: 367
Week 24: 1288
Week 23: 401
Week 22: 266
Week 21: 249
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: 13,110 Entries
Happy dictionary building!
Love, Speed & Accuracy,
Elsie Villega
Week 35: 400
Week 34: 62
Week 33: 161
Week 32: 65
Week 31: 177
Week 30: 109
Week 29: 247
Week 28: 177
Week 27: 551
Week 26: 764
Week 25: 367
Week 24: 1288
Week 23: 401
Week 22: 266
Week 21: 249
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: 12,828 Entries
Happy dictionary building!
Love, Speed & Accuracy,
Elsie Villega
Week 34: 62
Week 33: 161
Week 32: 65
Week 31: 177
Week 30: 109
Week 29: 247
Week 28: 177
Week 27: 551
Week 26: 764
Week 25: 367
Week 24: 1288
Week 23: 401
Week 22: 266
Week 21: 249
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: 12,428 Entries
Happy dictionary building!
Love, Speed & Accuracy,
Elsie Villega
