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!!!!!!!

Phrases try to, trying to, and tried to

 

 

 

I've been exploring a new set of briefs that I spied on Facebook.  I've put some tweaks on them so they work for me.  Sharing...

TRAO is try to.

These are my "try to" briefs with various endings.  It's a work in progress, and there may be some older attempts at "trying to" phrase.   "Tried to" is DRAO.  "Trying to" is GRAO.  I know it seems a little backwards, but I think this is a Clay or Chase Frazier concept with some Mark Kislingbury thrown in for good measure.

Briefs with the word "paper"

 Spied these in the last few days and think they'll work...

sheet of paper SHAOERP
sheets of paper SHAOERPZ

piece of paper PAOERP
pieces of paper PAOERPZ

sandpaper SPAEURP

newspaper NUP (from RWG theory so this is pretty much automatic)

paperwork PAEURBG

New phrases with evidence

I recently purchased a book written by Ed Varallo.  It was mind blowing!

I'm developing more strategies for keeping pace with all these fast speakers. 

I write "evidence" EFDZ -- some people use EFD, so you can obviously adapt this concept to what works for your writing style.

Hopefully, in school, you were taught some basic phrases with the word evidence.

direct evidence DREFDZ
circumstantial evidence SEFDZ
preponderance of the evidence PREFDZ
greater weight of the evidence GREFDZ

I then developed a couple of additional phrases due to my work exposure to these:

tampering with evidence TWEFDZ
credible evidence KREFDZ
competent evidence KPEFDZ

Ed's book expanded the possibilities.  He writes evidence EFD, so mine is just a tad different. 

Phrases with the word evidence:
any evidence NEUFDZ
best evidence BEFDZ
some evidence SMEFDZ
clear and convincing evidence KLEFDZ
in evidence NEFDZ
received in evidence SNEFDZ
forensic evidence FREFDZ
convincing evidence KWEFDZ
weight of the evidence WEFDZ

Yesterday's hearing, the magistrate started using a new phrase -- admissible evidence - ARGH!

So...my brief for admissible evidence...DMEFDZ

I'm still debating whether I'll incorporate a couple of the others that are in Ed's book.

Is there any evidence  STHREUFDZ
is there evidence STHREFDZ
was there any evidence STHR*EUFDZ
was there evidence STHR*EFDZ

I highly recommend getting his book.  Edvarallo.com is where it you can find it.  It's temporarily reduced in price -- a COVID special.  :) 

"Work" in phrases

A new idea -- to the Steno Wizard anyway -- is adding -RK to phrases for the word WORK. 
I spied it originally when watching a Dee Boenau webinar, and THEN the book I just purchased that is written by Ed Varallo also had a list of phrases for -RK/work.   Of course, you can also add -RK to create a compound word that contains work. 

I'm sharing in case you'd like to explore this concept.  So amazing!

Do you work TKOURK
did you work TKURK
where do you work WROURK

going to work GOEURK
I'm going to work SGOEURK

paperwork PAEURK
framework FRAEURK
blood work BLAORK
fireworks FAOEURKZ
network NERK

I didn't work KWREURK
I don't work KWRORK
you didn't work SKWREURK
you don't work SKWRORK

Con- prefix words

Steno Wizard recently began exploring new ways to write words that start with "con."   My original theory pretty much had all "con" words being written KOPB as the first stroke and then writing the rest of the word in the next stroke.   There were a few briefs, but not as much as I'd like for high-frequency words.

Often SK- for cons-/conc- is working for me when inserting an asterisk -- which is helping me to avoid conflicts.  :)

SK*EPT concept
SK*EPGS conception
SK*UR concur
SKAO*EF conceive
SK*ERT concert
SK*EPBT consent
SK*EUFT consist
SKO*RM consortium
SKAO*ED concede
SKO*LT consolidate
SKPA*ERT co-conspirator (SPAERT - conspirator -- definitely needed something!)
SK*EUF consecutive
SK*EUFL consecutively
SK*URPBT concurrent
SK*URPBL concurrently
SKAO*UPL consume

I may not need to use an asterisk for these in the future, but for now that's a path I'm following.

K*EFPLT context
K*EPLT contempt

I'm going to brief

Steno Wizard's latest briefing strategy is incorporating a technique across an array of "going to" phrases.

On the left-hand side of the keyboard...

I'm going to SGOEU
going to GOEU

On the right-hand side of the keyboard add the following keys.

-FRPZ  impose
       I'm going to impose SGOEUFRPZ
       going to impose GOEUFRPZ

-FK ask
       I'm going to ask SGOEUFK
       going to ask GOEUFK

-FPL explain
      I'm going to explain SGOEUFPL
      going to explain GOEUFPL

-RG agree
      I'm going to agree SGOEURG
      going to agree GOEURG

-S say
     I'm going to say SGOEUS
     going to say GOEUS

-RB show
     I'm going to show SGOEURB
     going to show GOEURB

-RPBLGS do
    I'm going to do SGOEURPBLGS
    going to do GOEURPBLGS

-DZ describe
    I'm going to describe SGOEUDZ
    going to describe GOEUDZ

-B be
    I'm going to be SGOEUB
    going to be GOEUB

How handy!

Oh, to be a winner!

Latest brief is a fun one.

Jackpot JAPT


winning W-G   (no conflict for me with wing)

Ticket TEUKT 

Understanding

I frequently phrase the word understand and understanding in my daily writing, so I am sharing my common phrases.  Perhaps you'll find something useful to you.

I understand EURND
I don't understand KWROND
you don't understand SKWROND
you understand URND

your understanding AOURNG
my understanding MEURNG
with understanding WURNG, and sometimes I seem to like WURNGD for that. 

if I understand TPEURND
if you understand TPURND

is that your understanding STHAURNG
is it your understanding STAURNG

did you understand TKURND
do you understand TKOURND

as I understand it ST*EUND

it's the State's understanding STURNG

Trial Briefs

I've come up with some new brief forms due to the content of some of the trials I've reported lately.  Maybe you'll find a gem.

retaliate TRAELT
retaliation TRAELGS
retaliatory TROEUR
discriminatory SKROEUMT - or - STKROEUMT
interpersonal SPWERL
harassment HAEURPLT

taxpayer TAERP
electronically *EBLG
taxable TABL

opioid OEUPD
opiate OEUPT

OIP for Multisyllabic Words Ending in -ship

leadership LOIP
relationship ROIP
township TOIP
citizenship ZOIP
dealership DOIP
friendship FROIP
membership MOIP
Partnership POIP
proprietorship PROIP
brinkmanship BROIP
championship KHOIP
scholarship SKLOIP
guardianship GOIP
sportsmanship SPOIP
censorship SOIP
internship SPWOIP
workmanship WOIP
ownership OIP
stewardship STOIP
bipartisanship BOIP