Medical Monday: Sequela
2017 Dictionary Challenge
For the past couple of years, I’ve been building my dictionary by using the deluxe encyclopedia edition of “The New International Webster’s Comprehensive Dictionary.” In 2016, my aim was to get through the dictionary from my starting point, at the end of the C words, up to the J words. However, I was only able to make it partially through the G words.
I started 2016 with 160,077 dictionary entries, and ended the year with a total of 207,595 dictionary entries. I inputted a total of 47,528 words in 2016. This exceeds the number of entries I inputted in 2015, although I didn’t make it to the J words like I aimed to.
I started 2016 on page 327 of “The New International Webster’s Comprehensive Dictionary,” and ended the year on page 522.
In 2017, I aim to get up to page 842 of “The New International Webster’s Comprehensive Dictionary.” If I can reach this page, I will have completed the A-Na volume of the dictionary. In order to reach this goal, I will have to input, on average, approximately 88% of the entries on a single page a day. I will try my best to finish out this dictionary volume this year.
All the best in 2017!
Love, Speed, and Accuracy,
Elsie Villega
Briefs, Phrases, and Legal Terminology From Boston Legal Season 1, Episode 2
on the= ONT
30= THIRT
minutes= MINS
mental= MENL
hospital= HOPT
about= B-
tomorrow= TOM
how much= HOUFP
I can= IK
I don’t need= YOFRN
board= BAORD
will= L-
question= KWE
entirely= SBAOIRL
possible= POB
provoke= PROEFK
contrition= KAUN/TRIGS
to see= TOZ
I am= IM
ashamed= SHAEMD
Perhaps= PRAPS
sanity= SANT
punitive damages= P-DZ
Compensatory= KPENS/TO*ER
puny= PAOUN/YI
punitive= PAOUFNT
bifurcate= BAOIFRKT
compensatory= KPERNT
juries= JIRS
liability= LAOIBLT
damages= DAJS
deposition= DEPGS
commitment= KMIMT
proceeding= PRAOEG
hearing= HAERG
release= RAOES
wait a second= WAIKD
busy= B-Z
forgive me= FRIFM
psychiatric= SKAOERKT
treatment= TRAOEMT
crazy= KRAEZ
excuse me= SKAOUFM
concur= KRUR
intermittent= INT/MINT
disorder= DORD
protocol= PROELT
pharmacological= FARM/KOE/L-L
indeed= N-D
actually= TWAEL
obviously= OEFLS
I’m sure= AOIMZ
essentially= SERBL
institution= SNAOUGS
maybe= MAEB
New York= NORK
graduate= GRAUT
attorney= TOEN
intelligent= TEJ
each and every= AOEFR
each and every time= AOEFRT
milligrams= MIL/GRA*MS
antipsychotic= AOINT/SKOKT
thoroughly= THROL
medication= MEGS
scenario= SNAR
surgeon= SURN
transcript= TRIPT
corporation= KORPGS
conduct= KUKT
angioplasty= ANG/YOE/PLAEFT
allegation= AELGS
outcome= OUK
cardiac arrest= KAURKT
devastated= DWAEFTD
at this time= TIT
patient= PAIRBT
he had= ED
forty= FOURT
objection= OX
form of the question= FOFRMGS
more or less= MORLS
physical= FIS
condition= K-N
regularly= RELG
secretly= SKRELT
persuade= PRAED
progress= PROG
incident= DIN
insults= SMULTS
irrevocable= IR/RAF/KA*BL
isolated= SOELTD
repeat= RAOEPT
guardian= GAURND
affidavit= AFD
psychiatrist= SKRIFT
bias= BAOIZ
parole= PROEL
prison= PRIS
as you say= SUS
distance= SDANS
provided= PROID
legal= LAOEL
pathology= THOLG
reference= REFRNS
motion= MOEGS
sanctions= SANGSZ
control= KROEL
aspire= SPIR
intimidate= SBIMT
deteriorating= DRAEGT
service= SEFS
as much as= S-FPS
conversation= KFRGS
argue= GAOU
prevent= PREFNT
adamant= DMANT
early= ERL
goodbye= GAOIB
airport= AIRPT
forgiving= FRIFG
attacked= TW-KD
partnership= POIP
canceled= KAELS
lunch= LUFP
bar= BAR
complaint= KPLAINT
consortium= KON/SORT/Y*UM
mitigating= MIT/GA*IGT
factor= FAOK
legitimate= JIT
conducted= KUKTD
privacy= PRAOIFZ
courtroom= KRAOM
I object= IB
I object to= IBT
settlement= ST-MT
considering= K-RG
opponent= PAONT
demean= DMAOEN
profession= PROEFGS
warrant= WARNT
restraining order= STRAENG/ORD
is that= STHA
what you think= WHAUNG
congratulate= GLAIT
recommendation= REMGS
senior= S-R
person= PERN
he wants= EPTS
party= PAERT
tragedy= TRAJD
private= PRAOIFT
photocopy= FOEKT
machine= M-N
adjourn= JAURN
as soon as= SNS
outpatient= TPAIRBT
courthouse= KHOUS
precipitating= PRAOEPGT
I Love Steno Trivia Tuesday: What Is The Largest Cardinal Number?
QUESTION: What is the largest cardinal number?
ANSWER: According to The Grammar Bible, the largest counting number is called a googolplex. A googolplex is 10 raised to the power of googol. A googol is ten raised to the power of 100. To write out a googolplex in numerical form, you have to write the number 1, with a googol of zeroes.
Friday Phrases
Court Reporter Spotted: GEICO Commercial- Objection: Great Answer
Stenspiration™
“Along the way I realized that to be really good at something, to truly excel, you have to love it even when it doesn’t love you. You have to be prepared to suck at it, and get good, and then suck again, and that may go on for a very long time, until you want to punch the thing you love in the face and get a job at Home Depot.
But if you really want something, you don’t punch it in the face. You stick with it until you stop wanting to hit it and start wanting to hug it.”-Aisha Tyler
Love, Speed & Accuracy,
Elsie Villega



