Lesson 47: How to Shorten Long Words in Gregg Shorthand
Learn how to drop word endings to write faster, just like using abbreviations such as Rev. for Reverend and Phila. for Philadelphia.
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Review: Translate and trace the forms from previous lesson
greatest, marketable, systems, businessmen, matters, mornings,
letters, gives, forgotten, nameless, statement,
committees, represented, valuable, enforcement, carrying, forces.
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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How can long words be shortened in Gregg Shorthand?
Long words can be shortened by dropping the endings. This idea is also used in longhand, like Rev. for Reverend or Phila. for Philadelphia. The more you practice and know the words, the easier it is to shorten them correctly.
Authentic, capable, certificate, convenience-convenient, cooperate, custom, deposit, develop,
duplicate, establish, financial, illustrate-illustration, imagine-imagination, language, length,
liberty, material, offer, original, pleasant, popular, policy,
prejudice, principle, relative, privilege, travel, union.
Memorize the following special forms:
Obstruct, obvious, occupy-occupation, Pacific, parcel, partial, passenger, patron, pattern,
persecute, plaintiff, practical, practice, premium, probability, property.
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