Mind phrases

 True confession time - I have a weak right-hand pinkie. 

I struggle mightily trying to write the word "mind" the way my theory originally taught me - PHAOEUPBD.  So to solve this troublesome conundrum, I simplified the word to eliminate the middle - PH-D. 

Now, that also caused an issue when I write "minds" PH-DZ -- since that's the theory brief I learned for "merchandise."  However, I rarely write merchandise and decided to change it to PH-RDZ instead of the original PH-DZ.  Amazingly, it's become an easy change to make.

Here's an array of phrases that incorporate the word "mind."  In addition, I've thrown in the above for good measure.  Enjoy!  😉

The HAS right-hand phrase ender - FPLTD -- Plus the HAS BEEN right-hand phrase ender - FPBLTD

This is a briefing strategy straight from the world record holder.  Steno Wizard has been using this for at least a decade. 

The right-hand phrase ender for the word "has" in phrases is -FPLTD.

To add the word "been" to the right-hand phrase ender "has" drag in the -B key.

Here's what I've been using, and I'm sure there's more that I've not even come across in my work yet.
By the way, I've also thrown in the standalone phrase for "has been" - HAB.  Make sure you have your words defined for rehab, habitat, habit, habanero, cohabitation, habitation, habitual, habitation, inhabitant, inhabited, etc. to avoid any issues with the HAB brief form.

 

 

Expanding "going to" phrases

 In 2019, I started adding a series of "going to" phrases.   I've been expanding this concept, and it's working really well.  I'm sharing my entire array of these phrases with you.  Maybe you'll enjoy them.

Another clever phrase family!

 Today I'm sharing my latest addition to the phrasing repertoire (ROEURPT).  I've had some success using an "able" family of briefs.  Training the ear to hear them is key.

I invite you to give them a try.   

 

 

 

REVERSE "Y" USING *RBG

This is a great and simple-to-apply technique to add "your" to the end of common phrases.


It may help to visualize your hands on the steno keyboard.  We learn KWR on the initial side of the keyboard for Y.  For the final side of the keyboard, it's the same fingers for the Y, just in reverse, RBG  -- with the addition of the asterisk.. *RBG becomes your.

You'll want to take advantage of this fantastic (TPAFBG) speed enhancer.  :)

Pretty amazing briefs! :)

 

The word "pretty" is amazingly simple to incorporate into our phrasing repertoire (ROEURPT). 

Out of an abundance of caution, I've inserted asterisks in a couple of the phrases, but you may not need them if the stroke without the asterisk is conflict-free. 

Explore and enjoy!  Maybe you can think of others. 

If so, please share.  😉

Forward phrases

Moving forward!

Forward is such an easy word to phrase.  Let me share with you some of my favorites!

To help discern "to it" from "to the" -- remember one of my favorite methods:  The asterisk dots the "i" in the phrase.  😎


 

HOPE!

 

    

How many times HOUPLTS do we steno writers hear the word "hope" in a proceeding? 

From my Gregg shorthand school days -- anybody remember those pen strokes -- we would write "hope" with the P stroke. 

I never did learn a method in machine shorthand for adding "hope" to a phrase, so I invented my own -- at least I think I did.  😉

So...I add *P to phrases for hope!

For good measure, I pulled up my other "hope" phrases as well.  I hope you want to explore this idea.  It's working for me.

Quite phrases

 I'm expanding my repertoire on the phrases I use that start with the word "quite" -- and maybe you'll like them quite a bit as well. 

Adding "few" and "ago" to some common phrases

I'm sure we've all learned the particular phrases below during our court reporting school days.

In an effort to grow our repertoire, we can add the  -F key to add "few" -- with the addition of an -S or -Z for the plural versions.  

We can also add the -G key for the word "ago."  How spectacular is that!

SKWREBGD, the -G is already in the outline for the phrase "just a second."  In order to add "ago" to the phrase,  my suggestion is to add the asterisk, SKWR*EBGD.  Voila!  Just a second ago! 

It's easy enough to add the -F and the -Z to transform the phrase to "just a few seconds" SKWREFBGDZ and add the asterisk SKWR*EFBGDZ for "just a few seconds ago."

Bonus - if you phrase "quite a while" KWAOEUL, you can add the -G for "quite a while ago" -- KWAOEULG. 

Double bonus - you can also add the -G to some time ago - STAOEUPLG.

😁  It pays to phrase!!!!!!!