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Short Form |
Derivatives/related/similar words |
as
has |
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Write anti-clockwise from the top
Use large circle for: as is, as his, as has
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is
his |
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Write anti-clockwise from the top
Use large circle for: is as, is his
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| first |
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Write anti-clockwise from the top
first-aid first-class first-hand firstly firstling
first-rate |
| was |
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Use Way and circle S in phrases where
convenient
that was |
| whose |
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whosesoever (In actual speech, "whosesoever" would
sound no different from "whosoever" and you need to make a
grammatical decision on which one was meant) |
| shall/shalt |
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The outline only reads as "shalt" if it comes immediately
after "thou"
shall not, shan't |
| wish |
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wishing wisher wishful wishbone wishy-washy |
| wished |
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selfish
selfishness |
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selfishly selfless selflessness |
| sure |
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surely sureness surest surety shore shaw
(Note: shore/shaw – R is always shown in shorthand
regardless of local pronunciation) |
| short |
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shortly shorter shortest shortage shorthand short-handed |
usual
usually |
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| pleasure |
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pleasured pleasurable |
| me |
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methinks methought |
| myself |
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my own self |
| him |
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Vocalise in phrases
hymn, for him |
| himself |
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| most |
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mostly |
more
remark
remarked |
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Moorish moreish remarking remarkable re-mark (=mark again) |
Mr
mere |
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Use this for both meanings of mere i.e. only and a lake
merely, merest, mister,
Messrs (Use Mr short form when a name follows, use mister
when it is a free standing word) |
important
importance |
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importantly import imported |
improve
improved
improvement |
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improving improver improvise |
| impossible |
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impossibly impossibility |
in
any |
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anybody anyhow anyone anything inn |
| own |
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Vocalise in phrases:
owning owned owner ownerless ownershipCan use N hook
in phrases where convenient:
own, their own, my own, in his own |
| influence |
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influencing influential/influentially |
| influenced |
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| next |
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| nor |
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gnaw (R is always shown in shorthand regardless of local
pronunciation) |
| near |
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nearing neared nearest nearly
nearby nearness nearer |
| opinion |
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opinionated opine opining |
| northern |
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north northward northerly northerner northernmost |
| information |
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inform/informed informing informer informative |
| hand |
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handing handful handed handiwork Handley |
| under |
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understand undertake undergo underhand |
| sent |
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| language owing |
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languish languid |
| thing |
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| young |
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younger youngest youngster youngish youngling |
| lord |
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Upstroke for the short form and L generally, but there are exceptions
for other uses of L
lordly lordling lording lordship x2 Lord's
(there is a choice of 2 outlines for "lordship") |
| your |
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yours yourself yourselves yore yaw
(Note: yore/yaw – R is always shown in shorthand
regardless of local pronunciation (yore means time long
past, yaw means to turn on a
vertical axis) |
| year |
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yearly yearling yearlong yearbook |
| yard |
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yardstick yardage |
| word |
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Use Way halved in phrases where
convenient
wording wordily wordy worded catchword, these words |
| are |
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Can use R hook in some phrases:
they are
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| writer |
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This is shown on
the Contractions Main
page |
our
hour |
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ours/hours |
| ourselves |
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ourself |
| we |
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wee |
| whether |
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weather/wether (=sheep) |
wonderful
wonderfully |
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wonder wondering wonderingly
wondrous wondrously wander |
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SHORT
FORMS DERIVED FROM VOWEL MARKS:
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a
an
ah! |
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In older books, the
dots are shown light, with a heavy dot for "ah!"
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the
eh?
aye |
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In older books, the
dots are shown light, with a heavy dot for "eh? aye"
Aye rhymes with "pay" and is an archaic word for "always",
such as in the phrase "for ever and aye." It can be spelt
ay. |
| aye |
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I/eye eyes eyesight aye-aye (=an animal)Aye rhymes with
"eye" and is a dialectal or archaic word
for "yes". It is commonly used in spoken voting (ayes and noes), and as an affirmative by seamen "Aye aye, Captain".
It can be spelt ay. This is generally given as a short form,
but it does seem to be a complete outline in itself, just
like "I" or "eye", as nothing is missing |
| of |
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Use V hook in phrases where convenient
number of, couple of |
| to |
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Can use halving in some phrases
together, today/to do/to-do (=a fuss), able to |
| all |
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altogether
all-round all-in all-important always awl (in "awl" this is the
vowel signed joined, not the short form) |
too
two |
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too much, two-fold two-seater
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| on |
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Use N hook in phrases where convenient
onwards on-coming onset on-cost onlooker, to carry on |
| but |
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butt butte |
O
oh!
owe |
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owed owes |
| he |
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Not free-standing, use only in phrases, medially and
finally, otherwise use downward stroke Hay
if he can, would he |
| the |
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Up or down tick joined to end of
preceding stroke. Not free-standing, use only in phrases,
medially and finally, but not initially, otherwise use dot
the.
for the, for the year, or the,
thee |
| and |
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Upstroke |
| should |
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Upstroke
shouldn't should've shoed/shooed
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awe
ought
aught |
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Downstroke
awed awing awful awfully awesome awe-struck |
| who |
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Downstroke
whoever whoso whosoever whom whomsoever Hoo
(note: whom etc have tick Hay, not the who short
form) |
| how |
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howsoever, Howe/how (=low hill), howitzer, Howard
("howsoever" is a contraction in 2nd position) |
| with |
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withstand withdraw withhold withal |
| when |
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whenever whensoever whence whencesoever
(In actual speech, "whensoever" would sound no different
from "whencesoever" and you need to make a grammatical
decision on which one was meant.) |
| what |
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whatever whatsoever what-not Watt wot (=archaic for "knew") |
| would |
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Use Way halved in phrases where
convenient
would be, they would be, wouldn't wood wooed |
| beyond |
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yon yonder
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| you |
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Can be rotated when joining in a phrase
you'll/Yule ewe/yew, are you |
| why |
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Wye wight white |
