February 19 2015

Dictionary Builder: Parallax

Parallax is described by WhatIs.com with the following explanation: “The way an object’s position or direction seems to change depending on viewing angle. To experience this phenomena, simply cover one eye and focus on an object. Then move the cover to the other eye. Because each eye provides a different viewing angle, the object will appear to move.”

Machine Briefs:
Option #1: parallax= PA/RA/LAX
Option #2: parallax= PA/RA/LA*X
Option #3: parallax= PAR/RA/LA*X
Option #4: parallax= PAR/A/LAX
Option #5: parallax= PAR/A/LA*X
Option #6: parallax= PAR/LA*X

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February 13 2015

Friday Phrases

Friday Phrases LogoQ. How many= STKPWHROUM
Q. How many times= STKPWHROUMT
Q. Do you have= STKPWHRAOUF
Q. Do you have the= STKPWHRAOUFT
Q. Do you know= STKPWHRAOUN
Q. Do you know the= STKPWHRAOUNT
Q. Do you think= STKPWHRAOUNG
Q. Do you think the= STKPWHRAOUNGT
Q. Do you feel= STKPWHRAOUFL
Q. Do you recall= STKPWHRAOURL
Q. Do you recall the= STKPWHRAOURLT
Q. Do you recollect= STKPWHRAOURK
Q. Do you recollect the= STKPWHRAOURKT
Q. Do you remember= STKPWHRAOURM
Q. Do you remember the= STKPWHRAOURMT
Q. How long= STKPWHROUNG
Q. How long have= STKPWHROUFNG

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February 12 2015

Writing Colloquy For The Witness

I Love Court Reporting Logo (Cropped)How do you write colloquy for the witness on your machine? Here are a couple of suggestions. Lately, I’ve been favoring the second option.

Machine Briefs:

OPTION #1: THE WITNESS: =WIT/WIT
OPTION #2: THE WITNESS: =FRPBLGTS/FRPBLGTS (Answer-bank twice)

When D-defining colloquy for the witness, don’t forget to add a space after the colon so the colloquy designation translates with two spaces after the colon.

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February 11 2015

Random Briefs


barricade= BAERKD
barricade= BAERKDZ
rephrase= RAOEFRZ
reverse= RAOEFRS
recuperate= RAOUPT
recuperate= RAOUPGS
rupture= RURPT
ruptured= RURPTD
ruptures= RURPTS
rupturing= RURPGT
forevermore= FOFRM

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February 9 2015

Medical Monday: Scapula

The scapula is informally known as the shoulder blade. It is the bone that connects the upper arm to the collar bone.

Machine Briefs:

OPTION #1: scapula= SKAP/AOU/LA
OPTION #2: scapula= SKAP/AOU/LA*
OPTION #3: scapula= SKAP/U/LA
OPTION #4: scapula= SKAP/U/LA*
OPTION #5: scapula= SKAP/LA
OPTION #6: scapula= SKAP/LA*

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February 5 2015

Theory Thursday: Lowercase Letters (Fingerspelling)

I Love Steno Logo (Cropped)Occasionally you may have to spell out a word letter-by-letter instead of stroking it out, or using a brief for it. To do this, you form the steno alphabet on the left-hand side of your machine and combine it with a consistent stroke on the right-hand side of your machine.

When I fingerspell, I use the alphabet combined with the right-hand stroke of *RBG. These strokes are dictionary-defined with the format symbol of {Glue}, which allows the lowercase letters to attach to each other in order to spell out a word, acronym, etc.

Machine Briefs:
{Glue}a= A*RBG
{Glue}b= PW*RBG
{Glue}c= KR*RBG
{Glue}d= TK*RBG
{Glue}e= E*RBG
{Glue}f= TP*RBG
{Glue}g= TKPW*RBG
{Glue}h= H*RBG
{Glue}i= EU*RBG
{Glue}j= SKWR*RBG
{Glue}k= K*RBG
{Glue}l= HR*RBG
{Glue}m= PH*RBG
{Glue}n= TPH*RBG
{Glue}o= O*RBG
{Glue}p= P*RBG
{Glue}q= KW*RBG
{Glue}r= R*RBG
{Glue}s= S*RBG
{Glue}t= T*RBG
{Glue}u= U*RBG
{Glue}v= SR*RBG
{Glue}w= W*RBG
{Glue}x= XP*RBG
{Glue}y= KWR*RBG
{Glue}z= S*ERBG

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February 2 2015

Case CATalyst: Bench Mode

I Love Stenography Logo (Cropped)Bench mode in Case CATalyst allows the stenographer to write without showing the translating text to any realtime recipients. Only the stenographer will be able to see the translation. Bench mode can be toggled on and off.

Machine Briefs:

OPTION #1: {Toggle Bench Mode}= B*EN/B*EN
OPTION #2: {Toggle Bench Mode}= B*EFP/B*EFP

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