Steno Briefs

[maura johnson]

Anyone know of easy to remember brief for: I know, I mean, I just???

I am so tired of writing those out. I have a terrible memory when it comes to briefs.

[Glen Warner]

Hi, Maura.

Not sure if this will help, but when you get a chance, take a look at my article, "Dictionaries 'r' Us." In that article, I write about learning basic two-word phrases ... then I teach you how to put together a dictionary of Q&A extensions, based on those two-word phrases.

Couple that article with stuff you can pickup by perusing the Magnum Steno Club forum on here, and I think you'll be okay!

Good luck ....

--gdw
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[Kristin Vickery]

I use *EUPL for I mean

[Tami]

Well, I think I must have gotten those from Keith because that's what I use. :)

Actually, those are Stenomaster/Magnumsteno.com briefs, and they're GREAT!!

You can also add the "and" on the left with the SKP-.

Oh, and "What I mean" WHA*IM

and "when I just" WH*IJ

You can actually add the "and" with both those -- and lots more:

SKPWHA*IM "And what I mean"

SKPWH*IJ "and when I just"

Once you get these small, high-frequency words down pat, they all fit together REALLY nicely, and pretty soon they just become automatic. Once you get a few down pat, you move on to the next. Pretty soon you have the slowest hands in the room, but you are the fastest writer.

That's what makes my simple mind happy anyway.

Good luck, Maura!!

[April McMillan, CRR, RPR, CSR]

I know EUPBLG
I just EUPBLGS
I mean EUPL

[Keith Rowan II]

I use the same, but with an asterisk for each. *M on the right side is "mean" in phrases, *N is "know, and *J is "just" *NG is think, -RL is recall, -RM is remember -BL is believe, etc etc.

[Diane Hickman]

I know EUPB
I mean EUPL
I just EUPBLG

give these a whirl.