Steno Wizard uses a technique learned from the book written by Amy Bowlen and Kathy DiLorenzo called Realtime Captioning… The VITAC Way to distinguish the "en" potential word boundary issue that an aspiring realtime reporter may have from time to time.
First of all, one must designate the stroke EPB as only a prefix stroke.
Next, for the -en suffix, just use the final -PB and define it as delete space en. It should automatically connect to the previous stroke. This will solve a multitude of issues. Words like enlighten, sweeten, beaten, ashen, fallen, blacken, and golden are no longer an issue.
The final -PB can also be used for the suffix -in and -on in words such as raisin, mason, bison, carton, and cabin. You will have to enter the correct spelling for each of these types of words into your steno database (dictionary), but it will be well worth the effort.
Steno Wizard also uses *PB for the ending in' -- for words like chillin' -- of course, Steno Wizard works in court so sometimes witnesses will say things like they were chillin'...not to be confused with chilling. Doesn't come up too often but it's always nice to have options!
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