EasyScript Notes
- Word Categories
- simple
- has no prefix or suffix
- types
- short
- 1 or 2 syllables
- abbreviate with the simple/alphabetical or simple/phonic technique
- long
- 2 or more syllables
- abbreviate with the simple/positional technique
- A high-frequency long simple word may be abbreviated with the simple/alphabetical technique.
- short
- prefix
- has prefix + root
- Abbreviate using prefix abbreviation + SCR or OVR
- suffix
- has root + suffix
- Abbreviate using SCR or OVR + suffix abbreviation
- prefix-suffix
- has prefix + root + suffix
- Abbreviate using prefix abbreviation + SCR or OVR + suffix abbreviation
- Use only 3 letters for the SCR or OVR root abbreviation as much as possible
- compound
- any word that is composed of two or more words.
- types
- simple compound
- Use first letter of first word + "/" or "\" + up-to-3 SCR or OVR letters of second word
- suffix compound
- Use first letter of first word + "/" or "\" + 2 SCR or OVR letters of second word + the suffix symbol
- prefix compound
- Use the first letter of the first word + "/" or "\" + prefix symbol + 2 SCR or OVR letters
- prefix-suffix compound
- Use the first letter of the first word + "/" or "\" + prefix symbol + one root letter + suffix symbol
- simple compound
- simple
- Rules
- simple
- alphabetical technique
- 1, 2, or 3 letter code made up of letters which are part of a word
- Use 1 or 2 letter codes for higher-frequency words.
- Use 3 letter codes for lower frequency words.
- Leave out all or some of the vowels.
- 1, 2, or 3 letter code made up of letters which are part of a word
- positional technique
- first 4 - the first 4 letters of the word
- Use as your main option
- two + 2 - the first 2 letters plus the last 2 letters
- three + 1 - the first 3 letters plus the last letter
- first 4 - the first 4 letters of the word
- phonic technique
- Uses sounds associated with the word
- EX: z=as, k=can
- alphabetical technique
- prefix abbreviations
- ac, ap, as = a
- com, con = c
- de, dis = d
- en = e
- ex = x
- for, fore = f
- in, im, inter = i
- pro, pre, per = p
- re, ir = r
- sub, sup, super = s
- tran, trans = t
- un, under = u
- suffix abbreviations
- able, ible = b
- al = l
- ism, ment = m
- er, or = r
- ful = f
- ate, est, ist = t
- sion, tion = h
- ure = u
- ive = v
- age, ing = g
- ance, ence = c
- cy, ly, ry, ty = y
- es, less, ous = s
- ic = k
- ize = z
- ship = p
- ant, ent, ness = n
- ed = d
- root abbreviations
- SCR - Straight Count Root
- Start with first root letter
- write first 3 or first 4 letters of root
- OVR - Omit Vowel Root
- Omit some or all vowels of the root
- Never omit any vowels in the prefix or suffix abbreviation
- Use just the first 3 or 4 consonants of the root
- Never omit the vowel in the first root position, if there is one.
- Use OVR for shorter words
- SCR - Straight Count Root
- simple
- Memorization
- and = d
- can = k
- in = n
- the = h
- as = z
- is = s
- to = t
- be = b
- may = m
- you = u
- very = v
- gentlemen = g
- of = o
- we = w
- if = f
- any = ny
- have = hv
- was = ws
- are = ar
- like = lk
- week = wk
- due = du
- new = nw
- were = wr
- for = fr
- our = ou
- will = wl
- from = fm
- than = tn
- would = wd
- has = hs
- that = th
- your = yr
- able = abl
- fill = fll
- should = shd
- about = abt
- find = fnd
- then = thn
- also = als
- firm = frm
- the following = tf
- Dear Mr. = dm
- thank you = ty
- Very truly yours = vty
- exclaim = !
- star = *
- equal = '='
- bracket = ()
- dollar, dollars = $
- greater = >
- quote = "
- percent = %
- less = <
- question = ?
- slash = \
- period = .
- at = @
- add, added, adding, addition = +
- not = '
- does not = do'
- have not = hv'
- foot = ft
- avenue = av
- thousand = K
- apartment = apt
- street = st
- hour = hr
- Sunday = su
- Monday = mo
- Tuesday = tu
- Wednesday = wn
- Thursday = th
- Friday = fr
- Saturday = sa
- January = jan
- February = feb
- March = mar
- April = apr
- May = may
- June = jun
- July = jul
- August = aug
- September = sep
- October = oct
- November = nov
- December = dec
- April = apr