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Welcome to the Steno Wizard's Realtime Journey!






Remember when life was simple and all you had to do was make a selection on what your steno really meant? Those days are long gone.





Reporters must get themselves into top realtime form to compete in today's job market. This is my contribution toward ALL of us reaching the realtime goal.



My Steno Wizardry concept is based on the idea that writing realtime actually doesn't require magic -- just hard work, determination, and a little bit of FUN imagination.



My hope is my sharing of the ideas I've incorporated into my realtime journey will assist you in yours.



Sunday, February 27, 2011

Resolving the Stationery/Stationary Conflict

Steno Wizard within the last month has learned a one-stroke way to write stationery/stationary and a method for distinguishing which is which in steno.  Woo-hoo!

Steno Wizard pictures the word stationary more like "stationAry means stAnding still."  See the A?  The word stationery reminds Steno Wizard of "lettErs are written on stationEry."   See the E?   Never had a problem making that distinction, but how to get it right in realtime in steno is the bigger issue.  Initially, Steno Wizard would write them out in three strokes; however, that is killer when you're dealing with salespeople who sell stationery and speak no less than 260 wpm.

Anyway, here's a method to deal with the madness.  Stationary is stroked STAERGS.  Remember the Harry, Mary, carry, party, etc. inversion of the E key to get the ARY sound in a word?  Voila!  This makes perfect sense to Steno Wizard.

Now to resolve stationery, Steno Wizard is writing it on the steno machine as STA*ERGS.  Steno Wizard pictures the asterisk as the wax seal on the envelope that contains the letter.  Problem solved!



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