INITIAL W AND FINAL F

LEFT HAND: Write W with the middle finger on the lower bank.
RIGHT HAND: Write final F with the index finger on the upper bank.

Keyboard Practice:
Sound pattern Machine shorthand
way WAI WA EU
was WAS WAS
we WAOE WAOE
wet WET WET
web WEB
wall WAUL
well WEL
wise WAOIS WAOEUS

half HAF
rough RUF
tough TUF
Jeff JEF SKWR EF
laugh LAF HR AF
staff STAF
safe SAIF SAEUF
knife NAOIF TPH AO EUF

The Number 9

Right hand: Write the 9 with your little finger and make sure the -T is firmly depressed. Only slight
pressure on the bar is necessary. Striking harder won’t help; better placement is the answer.

STENOGRAPHIC ARBITRARIES AND PHRASES

of -F of the -FT
after AF would you WOU
with W were you WRU
would WO were the WR -T
Which WI W EU with the W-T
Were WR (initial) which is WIS WEUS
LET’S REVIEW THE ARBITRARIES!

Sound pattern Machine Shorthand

interest TR
actual TAOUL
an A
tomorrow TOM TO PL
there THR
their THR
will L (initial) HR
neighbor NAIB TPH A EU B
which WI W EU
recommend REM R E PL
Tuesday TAOUS
today TOD
report RORT
think THI T H EU
be -B
 result RULT
July JUL SKWR U L
would WO
number NUM TPH U PL
help HEP
receipt RAOET
they THE
also L-S HR L
little LIL HR EU L
gentleman JA SKWR A
were WR
am -M PL
order ORD
husband HUS
already L-R PL R
letter LER PL ER
gentlemen JE SKWR E
with W
many -M PL
had H
that THA
almost L-M HR PL
open OEP
injure J -R SKWR R
injury J -R SKWR R
after AF
this TH
of -F
until N -L TPH L

LET’S REVIEW THE PHRASES!

to you TOU
are the R -T or -RT
until the N -LT TPH L T
I am IM EU PL
he will EL
there are THR -R
will you be LUB HR U B
they will THEL
that is THAS
of the -FT
which is WIS W EU S
I had ID EU D
will he LE HR E
had a HA
were you WRU
you will UL
he had ED
there is THR -S
will be L -B HR B
I will IL EU L
this will TH -L
with the W -T
you had UD
they are THER
would you WOU
 will you LU HR U
they had THED
this is TH -S
that will THAL
were the WR -T

REVIEW SENTENCES!