The more common name for urticaria is “hives.” Urticaria a skin rash is characterized by, “pale red, raised, itchy bumps.”
Machine Briefs:
Option #1: urticaria= UR/T*I/KAER/YA*
Option #2: urticaria= URT/YI/KAER/YA*
Option #3: urticaria= UR/T*I/KAER/A*
Option #4: urticaria= URT/YI/KAER/A*
Option #5: urticaria= UR/TA*/KAER/YA*
Option #6: urticaria= UR/T*A/KAER/A*
Here is an excellent video I found on you tube of Q & A phrases. Briefs are given in the video for the phrases. The video also has sentences containing the phrases.
Here’s my hindsight is 20/20 advice: Learn these phrases as soon as you can after theory! If your school hasn’t implemented these phrases into their theory books, make sure that you study them!! These phrases will be extremely helpful when you are doing Q & A!
Here are some more briefs from the video:
to do= TAOD
last time= LAFMT
dirty= DOIRT
day of the week= DAIFK
midnight= MAOID
if I wanted= FIPTD
would you please= WOUP
no matter= NORMT
outcome= OUK
theater= THAOERT
ugly= OIG
awake= WOIK
alarm= LARM
bullet= BULT
Here are some briefs from the video:
photograph= FOEF
degrees= DREZ
bicycle= BAOIBLG
arrow= ROER
area= AER
A. Correct= KRFRPBLGTS
let me see= LEMZ
physical evidence= FAEFD
anything else= NILGS
relied= RAO*ID
points of impact= POIFKTS
photos= FOEFTS
point of contact= POIFK
car accident= KARX
measurement= MURMT
highway= HOI
angle= AENL
designated= SDEGTD
deposition= DEPGS
do you remember= DOURM
discarded= DARD/-D
that’s correct= THAERK
do you know= DAOUN
would have been= WOFB
hypothetical= H*PT
in other words= NOERDZ
obviously= OEFLS
clarify= KLOIF
you want= UPT
that’s right= THAERT
I can’t see= YAZ
if you give= FUFG
necessarily= NEFL
he wants= EPTS
right side= R-DZ
that could= THAKD
One of the steno machines I have has a light-colored carrying case. I noticed how dirty the case can potentially get. My schoolmates who have had the machine longer than I have, have cases that have become a bit weathered looking. If you carry the case hanging from your shouldered, it could also easily become stained from clothes dye when the case constantly rubs against your clothing.
Since this machine is the one that I am most likely to carry when I am not going to work, but still want to have a machine with me to practice at opportune times, I want to be able to keep the case as clean as possible.
Here is my method for protecting my steno machine carrying case:
