Solutions to Lesson 29: Learning how to write "ld" consonant combinations + days of the week + months of the year in Gregg Shorthand

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Lesson 29: Learning how to write "ld" consonant combinations + days of the week + months of the year in Gregg Shorthand

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Review the following:

Shorthand words that contain the ld combination are represented by giving the “l” stroke an upward swoop:

Fail, failed, field, filed, old,

gold, child, held, sold, appealed.

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The days of the week are:

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

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The months of a year are:

January, February, March, April, May, June, July,

August, September, October, November, December.

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Study the following Brief Forms:

Entire, copy, stock, stand, allow, draft, refer-reference, remit-remittance,

suggest-suggestion, individual, attention, acknowledge, receipt, unable, enable, invoice, industry, oblige.

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Reading and Writing Exercise:

“A Birthday Party” (368 words + Bonus letters)

On Sunday, December 25, Mary would be eight years old. Her parents were not rich, but they owned a good house. Her Dad was an important individual in the lumber industry, and lumber dealers would always pay attention to his suggestions.