How was your interning on Friday? This mind wants to know! LOL. Have a good Sunday and see you Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday of next week!

Yep, that's me!!! Practicing for the online JC this morning and will be watching some MV VHS tapes this afternoon. I'm getting plenty of dictation so hopefully I can pass that test tomorrow!

Before I began with San Mateo County I was a pro tem for Santa Clara but was mostly in the Palo Alto branch so I don't think I met Lily. I saw the lunch invite but I'm going to have to decline this one. My son has a football game that conflicts. But for sure the next one. Also please keep me in the loop regarding retirement activities for Linda.

Hi, Keith!

How are you doing? Miss speaking/emailing you about steno stuff! Hehehe.

Hope all is well! :)

Christine
stenonerd.blogspot.com

Hi Keith,

For what county is Lily an official?

I'm in San Mateo County Superior - Northern Branch in SSF. On one of these furlough Wednesdays I'd love to come and hang with all of you at WVC!

Diane

Hi, Keith.

How are you? What test are you working on now? (Just thought I'd try that again to see if it worked!)

Just when I think I'm through shortening my writing and all I need to do is speedbuild a little more, I come up with something else to shorten. You never told me how addictive this can be.

My current project is uploading flashcards for all prepositions with a built in "the." It must follow 70% of the time.

Tami II

Good luck (if you haven't taken it already, that is)!

Just wondering if you've taken/are planning to take today's 200 online QA. I'm warming up for it right now. See you in class!

Congratulations! Yesterday? Maybe I should ask how your testing is going more often.

Tami II

Hi, Keith.

I took a short steno break. I am back now with a new computer, new software, and a drastically altered writer (shimmed to perfection, wide keys, and built-up vowels).

I just read your updated briefing manifesto. I find something new every time I read it. It is infinitely more practical for me now that I have wide keys.

I am undertaking my last step in writing overhaul now -- small phrases. It is amazing to see it build; it just snowballs.

How are you? What test are you working on now?

Tami II

She said to dress fun/silly/crazy! I'm searching high and low in my closet. I'm a pretty boring dresser! We'll see how creative I can get. Hope you do the same! lol. See you tomorrow.

Hi Keith!

Yes, I am the one and the same Norma!

Thanks

Oh, thanks! I wouldn't have even thought about it. I need to spend a little more time on here and familiarize myself with this site.
See you in class.

LAFRT. I loved the analogy. It was worth the clean-up. I'll admit to slight jealousy that I didn't think of it. I was in qualifiers during Survivor's first season.

Keith,
Court reporting school -- "It's like Survivor." Thanks. I am now cleaning merlot off of my countertop, floor, and face. Merlot that has been through my nasopharynx! I follow your comments for advice, not housework.

But thanks.

Tami II

Hi Keith!

I was wondering if sometime I could discuss with you a little bit about scoping? I have a friend that has asked me to scope for her several times and although I hate to say "no" to anything, I felt I need to look into what is involved in scoping. Not sure how it all works. Do you use "sendthisfile.com"? Uh-oh...i'm rushing off now. class is starting. talk to you later...

Oh, one more . . . Does your theory distinguish between SL- and SHR-? In my theory, SHR- is SHA/R; for example SHA/RAED, "shread." That just isn't going to do. I must be hooked now.

Thanks for the input.

I don't write silent -L's; so that won't be a factor.

I'm going to commit to the -BLG for ~lk and ~ckle. I checked out all the conflicts, most of which, fortunately, are noun and verb; so I can rely on software. The major conflict was "silk" and "sibling." I am going to use your suggested method and brief "sibling," SLIB (and BLULK for "bulk").

You asked if there were any other words in that family. Do you use "Word Finder" to check word families for potential conflicts? or to create a quick list to practice from? The one I use is called "Word Finder," but there are many. (They are designed for people who do crossword puzzles and feel the need to look up word parts . . . Nevermind. Tangent.)

Anyway, you can search for partials with an asterisk and generate these lists. This would also be a great resource for generating specific lists, adding the steno, and exporting them to flash cards.

Tami, too

Thanks, Keith. I just accidentally came up with that one on my own. I was going to check with you to see if it was total nonsense because I am new at this. Anyway, here goes: I came up with BLG for -LK and -KL endings. It is also the ~bling ending. It is working really well for me, but there are a couple of conflicts: buckle/bulk/bubbling and cicle/silk/sibling. Would you abandon the concept for these conflicts or forge on and resolve them? Maybe an asterisk in the -LK one?

Thanks.

Tami, too