January 17 2013

Rules Of Grammar: Awhile vs A While

“Awhile” is used as an adverb. “A while” is used as a noun.

Here are some examples for how they should be used:
We have a while left before the train arrives.
I saw my friend a while ago.
We waited awhile for the bus.
She ran awhile.

Here’s a trick that usually works: If you can use “for a while” as a substitute, then using “awhile” will likely be the right choice when choosing between, “a while” and “awhile.”

Machine Briefs:
awhile= A/WHAOIL
a while= AEU/WHAOIL

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January 11 2013

Friday Phrases


personal property= PORP
probate court= PRAIKT
scene of the accident= SNAX
scene of the crime= SKRAOIM
accident scene= SDAOEN or SDRAOEN
car accident= KARBGS
automobile accident= AOBLGS
as a result of the accident= SRUBGS
what is your business= WHAURBS
what is your occupation= WHAURPGS
what is your name= WHAURN
stock market= STMARKT
pardon me= PARM
pardon me, sir= PARMS

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January 9 2013

Random Briefs


google= GAOLG
superficial= SPRRBL or SFIRBL
disappear= SDPAER
disappeared= SDPAERD
depravity= DPRAFT
aggressiveness= GRAEFNS
mutilate= MAOULT
mutilation= MAOULGS
contraband= KRAND
orthopedic= ORPD
internist= SBERNT
confinement= KWAOINT

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January 7 2013

Practive Video: Medical Lit


Here are some briefs from the video:
miracle= MIRBLG
digest= DJ
digestive= DFT
excrete= XRAOET
lifetime= LAOIFT
all the= AULT
cycle= SAOIBLG
chemcal= KHEM or KHEM/KAL
and a half= NAF
grocery= GROIR
cereal= KRAOERL
vegetables= VEJS
skeleton= SKENLT
muscle= MUFL
coordinated= KAORNTD
interestingly= TR-LG
passively= PAFL
computer= KPAOURT
energy= N-RJ
organic= GO*RNG
animal= ANL
diversity= DWEFRT
species= SPAOES

Conflcits to be mindful of:
waste= WAEFT
waist= WAIFT

meat= MAET
meet= MAOET

piece= PAOES
peace= PAES

bear= BAER
bare= BAIR

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January 6 2013

Practice Video: Mock Trial- The State vs. Golden Locks

This is my favorite practice video that I’ve posted so far! The children did a stellar job! I think I want to make an actual transcript for this one. Can you imagine the caption? Lol.

Briefs from the video:
liberty= LIBT
coalition= KOLGS
enjoy= GOI
golden= GOENLD
buglary= BLAER
state of= STAIF
circuit= SIRKT
opening statement= OEPGS
your Honor= URN
ladies and gentlemen of the jury= LAIJS
in this case= NIK
forest= FREFT
graciously= GRAIRBS/LI
manners= MARNS
typical= TOIP
destruction= SDRUBGS
yes I did= YID
I object= IB
I object to= IBT
did you see= SDUZ
cross examine= KR-K
specialty= SPERBT
yes, Your Honor= YURN
state your name= STURN
stipulate= STIP
for the record= FRORD
upstairs= UPTS
move to strike= MOFTS
my name is= MAOINS
academy= DWAD
breakfast= BREFS
birthday= B*IRTD
living room= LIFRM
television= T-FGS
bedroom= BERM
let the record reflect= L-KT
baby= BAEB
thank you= THAUNG
how much= HOUFP
prosecutor= PRR
haircut= HAIRKT
if anything= FAEN
do you mean= DOUM
asleep= SLAEP
sustained= STAEND
where do you live= WROUF
of course= -FX
I believe= AOIBL
not guilty= N-G
beyond a reasonable doubt= Y-RD

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January 5 2013

Practice Video: A Tale Of Two Cities; Book 1, Chapter 1

I like practicing to captioned videos because it makes for a versatile practice due to the fact that I can practice with the sound on or off.

Here are some briefs from the video:
period= PERD
wisdom= WIZ
winter= WIRNT
despair= SDPAIR
heaven= HEFN
insisted= KBIFTD
superlative= SAOURPLT
comparison= KPAIRN
preserve= PREFRB
prophetic= PRO*FKT
herald= HERLD
deficient= DPIRBT
originality= ORJT
congress= KO*NG
British= BRIRB
spiritual= SPIRL
achievement= KHAEFMT
sawn= SAUN
history= HIFT
adjacent= JAEFNT
heavy= HEF
silently= SLENLT
suspicion= SPIGS
justify= JUF
burglary= BLAER
caution= KAUGS
consequence= KWENS
magnificient= NIFNT
creature= KRAOEFPT
majesty= MAJT
contraband= KRAND
midst= M*IDZ
pamphlet= PAFRPLT
warehouse= WROUS
miscellaneous= SLAINS

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January 4 2013

Friday Phrases


same objection= SAIMGS
security guard= SGARD
beg your pardon= BERP
arrest warrant= ARNT
bench warrant= BARNT
search warrant= SWARNT
benefit of the doubt= BEFTD
bodily harm= BORM
serious bodily harm= SBORM
bodily injury= BOJ
serious bodily injury= SBOJ
P. O. Box= PO*X

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