February 8 2013

Friday Phrases


care and treatment= KAIRMT
fair statement= FAIRMT
child care= KHAIRK
degree of care= DREFK
health care= HAERK or HAIRK
ordinary care= OERK
primary-care= PRAIRK or PROIRK
primary-care physician= PRAIRKS or PROIRKS
reasonable care= RAERK
standard of care= STAERK or STOFK
we, the jury= WAOEJ
weight of the evidence= WAEFD

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February 7 2013

Rules Of Grammar: Complement vs. Compliment

Complement is synonymous with the word, “complete.” This comparison makes the definition easy to remember because the “e” spelling of “complement” is similar to the spelling of “complete.” Complement is defined as “something that completes or makes perfect.”

Compliment is a noun that is “an expression of praise, commendation, or admiration.”

Machine Briefs:
complement= KPLEMT
compliment= KPLIMT

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February 7 2013

Dictionary Builder: Picayune

The word, “picayune” can be used as an adjective or a noun. As an adjective, it has the following meanings: “(1) Of little value of account; small; trifling. (2) Petty, carping, or prejudiced.”

As a noun, “picayune” means: “(1) A coin equal to half a Spanish real. (2) Any small coin, as a five-cent piece. (3) An insignificant person or thing.”

Machine Brief:
Option #1: picayune= PIK/YI/AOUN

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February 1 2013

Friday Phrases


cause and effect= KAUFK or KAUFKT
about this case= BIK
no further questions= NOURGS
other than= O*ERN
other than the= O*ERNT
years of age= YAOERJS
years ago= YAOERGS
year-old= YAOERLD
years old= YAOERLDZ
true bill= TRAOUBL
true bills= TRAOUBLS
rear-view mirror= R-FM
side-view mirror= S-FM

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January 31 2013

Practice Video: What Is A Tort?

I found some short videos, that are less than 60 seconds, that discuss the law. These are great practice videos to get legal terms to become automatic in your typing. Because they are quick blurbs, they can be repeated several times and help to reinforce some legal briefs and phrases.

This video explains what a tort is:

Here are some briefs from the video:

tort= TORT
wrongdoing= WROG
damage= DAJ
punishable= P-RBL
threatening= THRENG
perpetrator= PRERPT
compensation= KPENGS
emotional= MAOERBL
distress= SDRES
assault= SAULT
is a= SA
can be= K-B
in order= NORD
as a result= SRULT

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January 29 2013

Legal Vocabulary: Appellate vs Appellant

Appellate is defined as “having the power to review the judgment of another tribunal.” An appellant is “one that appeals from a judicial decision or decree.”

Machine Briefs:
Option #1: appellate= AEPT
Option #2: appellate= A/PEL/AT
Option #3: appellate= A/PEL/A*T
Option #4: appellate= A/PEL/LAT

Option #1: appellant= LANT
Option #2: appellant= A/PEL/ANT
Option #3: appellant= A/PEL/A*NT
Option #4: appellant= A/PEL/LANT

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