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Comment by Jaimie on June 23, 2009 at 16:24

Thanks, Brenda!

Comment by Brenda Rogers on June 23, 2009 at 15:48

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I believe the concept is to use * for did, so:
WHA*U - what did you
WH*U - when did you
KWR*U - why did you

Comment by Jaimie on June 23, 2009 at 10:30

Hi!
I was just wondering if anyone has a brief for the yous being on the outside of did and didn't, such as: What did you, when did you, why did you, why didn't you, etc. Thanks in advance!!

Comment by Alexis McCutchen on June 22, 2009 at 20:28

Oh, for the lucky person that hits the century mark, YES. I think we should all congratulate that person by writing on his/her wall and bumping him/her up to Junior status (or whatever status 99 entries make) right off the get-go.

AND -- I think MARK (da man) should send him a personal welcome! I'm just saying...; )

Comment by Alexis McCutchen on June 22, 2009 at 19:58

This is like Christmas. All of these suggestions are like gifts waiting for me to start using.

A great big THANK YOU to all of you and your extension suggestions.

LeAnne -- I am going to throw in that * for Q. How since Brenda pointed out the Q. Now comes up more.

Brenda -- Wow! I love the extra extension suggestions, especially for uh-huh/huh-uh. And I feel the same way about the first few words helping me over that hump.

Tami -- I'm so excited about the Court extensions. Yaaay! I am practising these tonight for my qualifier tomorrow. And passing this on to Trevor. I'm keeping my fingers crossed it will be a court transcript and NOT a depo! Can't wait, can't wait, can't wait. The "I don't" series is awesome!

Have a good night to everyone.

Comment by Susan Swanson on June 22, 2009 at 18:47

Mark,

I noticed a post by you back in the beginning of June about sending testimonials to Gateway Reporting in Phoenix. I am not sure if it is beyond that point, but if not, I would be happy to write to her. I'm a speedbuilding student who was taught StenEd (GULP!!!) and made the decision to change to Stenomaster at 120. So I can talk about the definite advantages of your theory over Stened. Let me know if it is still an open issue at Gateway, and I will send an email.

Back on the Q/A extensions topic: all of you have some great shortcuts that I cannot wait to try!

Comment by Tami on June 22, 2009 at 18:37

I use
STKPWHROURBGS for Q. Now,

and just OU for "how."

Alexis,

I have the Q & A, A Faster Way. That's what got me started on extensions.

I went off the book a great deal, but it gave me some great ideas.

I love the "I don't" series.

I went with DL-FRPBLGTS for A. I don't recall
DR-FRPBLGTS A. I don't remember
DOE-FRPBLGTS A. I don't know.

I forgot to say earlier that I asterisk all my speaker I.D. extensions, so they don't get in the way with my straight Q & A extensions.

I also had a problem with a (Mira) stack stroke "A. Yes" with "THE COURT: Yes."

"THE COURT: Yes." is

STKPWHR*EFRPBLGTS

I use the vowels with both banks and asterisk for quick responses from THE COURT:

AU Thank you.
A All right.
AEU Sustained.
OE Overruled.
O Okay.
E Yes.
I I

I shared that at my first NCRA convention in 2000, and everybody flipped. It was included in Lesia's steno swap this past summer and seemed to be old news to everyone, but I think they're still golden. :)

I haven't started using this yet, but this is on my to-do list from Dennis Steiner:

Pull up on the S- when the question starts with "And"

So . . .

Q. And did you say

TKPWHR*US

Q. And what did you tell

TKPWHRA*UT

When I get an extra minute and still have a bit of energy after a long testimony day, I'm going to go back and write all my Qs starting with "And" and see how well it works. I'm thinking I shouldn't have any conflicts with the principle.



Do you all think we need to give something out to the 100th member of the Magnum Steno Fan Club??

Maybe we should all put a CONGRATULATIONS, etc., on his or her page!!

Comment by Mark Kislingbury on June 22, 2009 at 18:32

Kim,

I would LOVE it if you write a short testimonial about the Magnum Steno Club helping you to pass your test, so that I can put it on our testimonials page. If you have the time! Thanks! I know you'll pass the written knowledge part next time!!

Comment by LeAnne Law on June 22, 2009 at 15:13

STKPWHROURBGS for Q. Now,
STKPWHROU - Q. Now

You could throw the asterisk in for Q. How

Comment by Brenda Rogers on June 22, 2009 at 15:03

I use STKPWHROU for Q Now, (including the comma). It's more common than "how," at least for me.

I add a vowel when they say "sir." Your STPH-{A} is too common a misstroke for me when I add a ? to a question -- not that I need to, but sometimes reactions take over.

YEFRPBLGTS A Yes.
NOFRPBLGTS A No.
YOEFRPBLGTS A Yes, sir.
NOEFRPBLGTS A No, sir.
YAUFRPBLGTS A Yeah.
YAOFRPBLGTS A Yep.
NAOFRPBLGTS A Nope.
AUFRPBLGTS A Uh-huh.
HUFRPBLGTS A Huh-uh. (or uh-uh, if you prefer)
WEFRPBLGTS A Well,
KOFRPBLGTS A Okay.
SHUFRPBLGTS A Sure.

STKPWHRE Q Yes.
STKPWHRES Q Yes, sir.
STKPWHREM Q Yes, ma'am.
STKPWHRERBGS Q Well,
STKPWHRUR Q Sure. (I find I use that and respond to it more as an extension than "you are.")

Others just attach the word/stroke, like "I see" "I understand," etc. I don't do the long extensions; getting the first few word or quick little intro phrase is enough to get me over the hump.

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