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Easyscript Notes: Word Categories 1. Simple (Has No Prefix or Suffix)

The document outlines 5 categories of words that can be abbreviated in EasyScript notes: 1) simple words, 2) prefix words, 3) suffix words, 4) prefix and suffix words, and 5) compound words. It provides details on how each category should be abbreviated, including using alphabetical, positional, or phonic techniques for simple words and combining prefix, root, and suffix abbreviations for other word types. Rules are also given for forming root abbreviations based on straight count or omitting vowels.

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Easyscript Notes: Word Categories 1. Simple (Has No Prefix or Suffix)

The document outlines 5 categories of words that can be abbreviated in EasyScript notes: 1) simple words, 2) prefix words, 3) suffix words, 4) prefix and suffix words, and 5) compound words. It provides details on how each category should be abbreviated, including using alphabetical, positional, or phonic techniques for simple words and combining prefix, root, and suffix abbreviations for other word types. Rules are also given for forming root abbreviations based on straight count or omitting vowels.

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EasyScript Notes

Word Categories

1. Simple (has no prefix or suffix)

Types
SHORT
• 1 or 2 letters
• abbreviate with the simple/alphabetical or simple/phonic
technique

LONG
• 2 or more letters
• abbreviate with the simple/positional technique
• A high-frequency long simple word may be abbreviated with the
simple/alphabetical technique.

2. Prefix
• has prefix + root
• Abbreviate using prefix abbreviation + SCR or OVR

3. Suffix
• has root + suffix
• Abbreviate using SCR or OVR + suffix abbreviation

4. Prefix and 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.

5. Compound
• Any word that is composed of two or more words.

TYPES
 simple compound
 Use first letter of first word followed by a slash (/) +
up-to-3 SCR of second word or OVR letters.
 suffix compound
 Use first letter of first word followed by a slash (/)
plus 2 SCR of the second word plus the suffix
symbol
 prefix compound
 Use the first letter of the first word followed by a
slash (/) and prefix symbol + 2 SCR letters of
second word.
 prefix-suffix compound
 Use the first letter of the first word followed by a
slash (/) and prefix symbol plus one root letter and
suffix of second word.

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.

Positional technique

• first 4 - the first 4 letters of the word


• Use as your main option
o two + 2 - the first 2 letters plus the last 2 letters
o three + 1 - the first 3 letters plus the last letter

Phonic technique

• Uses sounds associated with the word


• EX: z=as, k=can
Prefix suffix root abbreviations
abbreviations abbreviations

ac, ap, as = a able, ible = b 1. SCR - Straight Count


com, con = c al = l Root
de, dis = d ism, ment = m • Start with first root letter
en = e er, or = r • write first 3 or first 4
ex = x ful = f letters of root
for, fore = f ate, est, ist = t
in, im, inter = i sion, tion = h 2. OVR - Omit Vowel
pro, pre, per = p ure = u Root
re, ir = r ive = v • Omit some or all vowels
sub, sup, super age, ing = g of the root
=s • Never omit any vowels
tran, trans = t ance, ence = c in the prefix or suffix
un, under = u cy, ly, ry, ty = y abbreviation
es, less, ous = s • Use just the first 3 or 4
ic = k consonants of the root
ize = z • Never omit the vowel in
ship = p the first root position, if
ant, ent, ness = n there is one.
ed = d
Use OVR for shorter words

SCR - Straight Count Root

Start with first root letter

write first 3 or first 4 letters of


root
and = d our = ou quote = "
can = k will = wl percent = %
in = n from = fm less = <
the = h than = tn Question = ?
as = z would = wd slash = \
is = s has = hs at = @
to = t that = th add, added,
adding,addition =
+
be = b your = yr foot = ft
may = m able = abl avenue = av
you = u fill = fll thousand = K
very = v should = shd apartment = apt
gentlemen = g about = abt street = st
of = o find = fnd hour = hr
we = w then = thn Sunday = su
if = f also = als Monday = mo
any = ny firm = frm Tuesday = tu
have = hv the following = tf Wednesday = wn
was = ws Dear Mr. = dm Thursday = th
are = ar thank you = ty Friday = fr
like = lk Very truly yours = vty Saturday = sa
week = wk Exclaim = !
due = du star = *
new = nw equal = '='
were = wr bracket = ()
for = fr greater = >

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