Lesson 28: Learning how to write the [nt/nd] and [mt/md] blended consonants in Gregg Shorthand
The consonants are so arranged that two strokes joining with an obtuse or blunt angle may assume the form of a large curve.
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For the following assignment:
Reread the list of words and phrases at the beginning of each assignment
After you understand each form, print out and trace the list of words and phrases at the beginning of each assignment
Read the connected matter in shorthand (the reading homework), and once you understand it, copy the forms into a lined notebook (or use the free Gregg-Ruled worksheet attached to each lesson)
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Let’s start by translating and tracing the forms from previous lessons:
Human, unit, voice, join, tire, sign, tried,
ounce, cow, lightly, finds, lines, thousands, wires,
permit, terrible, treatment, example, performance.
The shorthand characters for [nt] and [nd] can be blended into a single upward curve:
When written at speed, straight line combinations tend to get blended together. For example:
Own, owned, sign, signed, strain, strained, join, joined,
print, land, planned, plenty, apparent, around,
refund, sound, found, sent, front, event, prevent, inventory.
Similarly, the shorthand characters for [mt] and [md] can be blended into a single upward curve, but 2x the size:
Examples:
Seem, seemed, trim, trimmed, blame,
blamed, claim, claimed, prompt,
empty, remedy, framed, ashamed.
Reading and Writing Exercise:
Translate the following:
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