May 1
2015
April 30
2015
Theory Thursday: Indefinite Pronouns (Briefs Included)
Indefinite pronouns refer to something that is unspecified.
Here’s a list of indefinite pronouns and their machine briefs:
anybody= NIB
anyone= NIN
anything= NIG
each= AOEFP
either= AO*ERT
everybody= EFRB
everyone= EFRN
everything= EFRG
neither= NAOERT
nobody= NOB
no one= N*ON
nothing= NOG
one= WUN
somebody= S-B
someone= SWUN
something= S-G
several= SEFRL
many= MAEN
few= FAOU
both= BO*ET
some= SM-
most= MOFT
none= NON
all= AUL
any= NI
Pronoun Source: English Grammar Revolution
April 29
2015
Court Reporter Spotted: Marvel’s Daredevil Season 1, Episode 3
April 29
2015
Stenspiration™
“No horse gets anywhere until he is harnessed. No steam or gas ever drives anything until it is confined. No Niagara is ever turned into light and power until it is tunneled. No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined.” -Henry Emerson Fosdick
Love, Speed & Accuracy,
Elsie Villega
April 24
2015
Friday Phrases
April 23
2015
Theory Thursday: Time
o’clock= KLK
one o’clock= 1K
two o’clock= 2K
three o’clock= 3K
four o’clock= 4K
five o’clock= 5K
six o’clock= K6
seven o’clock= K7
eight o’clock= K8
nine o’clock= K9
ten o’clock= 10K
eleven o’clock= 1/1K
twelve o’clock= 12K
a.m.= AM
p.m.= PM
(NOTE: Your software should be set to automatically add :00 after any digits of 1-12 that you write before writing a.m or p.m.)
(ALSO NOTE: Your software should have a command for a number conversion that will allow numbers to be converted into “clock mode.” In my dictionary, the clock mode designation is KLM, defined as {Number Conversion}[nN:NN] If I write KLM on my machine and then write numbers on my machine following the clock mode stroke, the numbers will convert into a time format that includes a colon (00:00).
April 22
2015
Stenspiration™
“On the whole, it is patience which makes the final difference between those who succeed and fail in all things. All the greatest people have it in an infinite degree and, among the less, the patient, weak ones always conquer the impatient, strong.” -John Ruskin
Love, Speed & Accuracy,
Elsie Villega
April 21
2015
Rules Of Grammar: Preventive vs. Preventative
According to WritingExplained.org, “preventive” and “preventative” are interchangeable. They can both be used as a noun or an adjective. The words both “refer to things that prevent, hinder, or act as obstacles.”
WritingExplained.org further explains that between the two word choices, internationally, “preventive” is the preferred choice; being used approximately eight times more than “preventative.”
The website also states that the existence of the word “preventive” predates “preventative” by a few decades, and is preferred by the New York Times, AP Stylebook, The Chicago Manual of Style, and other grammar sources.
April 20
2015
Case CATalyst: How To Build A Concordance Index
April 20
2015
Medical Monday: Crepitation
Crepitation is defined as follows: “(1) A crackling sound made in breathing by a person with an inflamed lung, detected using a stethoscope. (2) A dry sound like that of grating the ends of a fractured bone. (3) The sensation felt on placing the hand over the seat of a fracture when the broken ends of the bone are moved, or over tissue in which gas gangrene is present. (4) The noise produced by rubbing bone or irregular cartilage surfaces together, as in arthritis.”
Machine Briefs:
OPTION #1: crepitation= KREPGS
OPTION #2: crepitation= KREP/TA*IGS
OPTION #3: crepitation= KREP/A/TAIGS
OPTION #4: crepitation= KREP/A/TA*IGS
