Misspellings 1

The practice sentences below contain one hundred common misspellings, all shown in capital letters. These are described on the Oxford Dictionaries website.* The exercise sentences would be more beneficial if you transcribe them by typing rather than reading, so that your fingers also learn the correct spellings. It is more difficult to transcribe practice sentences than connected matter, because there is no thread of meaning running through them all and therefore no context* to help speed up your reading. As the purpose is to learn or revise the correct longhand spelling, it might be helpful to write the shorthand at a comfortable low speed, so that the outlines are well formed and easy to read. Taking slow shorthand is useful to counteract the tendency for the outlines to become straggly and messy. It would be frustrating if, despite writing and reading the shorthand correctly, the transcript was spoiled because of a misspelling.

* http://oxforddictionaries.com/words/common-misspellings

* "context" - for this outline, it is better to always use the con dot, and never use proximity, so that it cannot be misread as "text"

As you can see, the blog title is numbered, and this ominous presence of a numeral should alert you to the fact that more lists of commonly misspelled words will be offered at some later date. You have been warned and it may be helpful not to store the English dictionary on the dusty top high shelf, where it can only be retrieved by hauling out the stepladder* and moving furniture, chairs and boxes! Please note the different outlines for misspelled and misspelt. They use the large circle to make them easier to read. They reflect the fact that the prefix and main word each have their own S sound, which can be heard in the pronunciation* as a longer hesitation over the S’s, rather than two separate sounds.

* "ladder" on its own would be written with L + D with hook R.

* Inserting the diphone sign will prevent it looking like "pronouncement"

   

• We will ACHIEVE our goal of providing ACCOMMODATION for our guests ACROSS the country.
• The man APPARENTLY had a very AGGRESSIVE manner and an untidy APPEARANCE.
• Basically there was an ARGUMENT over who had carried out the ASSASSINATION.
• Now we are BEGINNING to BELIEVE that this is a very BIZARRE BUSINESS indeed.
• The picture on the CALENDAR was a view over the CARIBBEAN countryside and seashore.
• The CHAUFFEUR drove our friend to the CEMETERY.
• They will be COMING to the COMMITTEE COMPLETELY CONSCIOUS of the problem.
• Their CURIOSITY over the matter is DEFINITELY resulting in a DILEMMA for us.
• If you DISAPPEAR from the party too quickly, you will DISAPPOINT your friends.

   

• Instead of producing ECSTASY, the EXISTENCE of the gold only ended in EMBARRASSMENT.
• They measured the temperature in degrees FAHRENHEIT in order to improve the ENVIRONMENT.
• He was not FAMILIAR with FLUORESCENT lights but FINALLY he bought one.
• We will not be importing any FOREIGN goods in the FORESEEABLE future.
• We FORWARDED the invitation to FORTY of our FRIENDS.
• He went FURTHER and explained to us the GIST of this GLAMOROUS story.
• The GUARD HAPPENED to see the HARASSMENT that took place near the GOVERNMENT building.
• The HONORARY secretary told a HUMOROUS story about the IDIOSYNCRASIES of his work.
• I have, INCIDENTALLY, read the INDEPENDENT report which was sent out IMMEDIATELY.

   

• He found it IRRESISTIBLE to INTERRUPT the conversation with his superior KNOWLEDGE.
• Please LIAISE with them regarding the manufacture of the MILLENNIUM celebration LOLLIPOPS.
• It is NECESSARY to mention the NOTICEABLE interest in the NEANDERTHAL* exhibit at the museum.
• It OCCURRED to me that this would be a good OCCASION to visit the PAVILION.
• This problem OCCURRED yesterday and in fact it has been OCCURRING PERSISTENTLY.
• At the museum they saw a PIECE of stone from the PHARAOH'S tomb.
• The POLITICIAN was in POSSESSION of a PORTUGUESE passport.
• The group PREFERRED to discuss the PROPAGANDA PUBLICLY.
• We will be REALLY very pleased when we RECEIVE the information REFERRING to the plans.

*Full strokes are used for "neander-", rather than doubling plus N hook, so that the following stroke can be joined

   

• You must REMEMBER that his remarks REFERRED to the RELIGIOUS RESISTANCE group.
• They were under SIEGE and in this SENSE they felt they were SEPARATE from others.
• The new rules SUPERSEDE the old ones and we believe they will be SUCCESSFUL.
• We were SURPRISED at the TENDENCY for these persons to undergo a TATTOO.
• We are on the THRESHOLD of success and THEREFORE we look forward* to TOMORROW.
• He was TRULY sorry that he did not hold his TONGUE and had said these WEIRD things.
• UNFORTUNATELY we have had to close UNTIL next month due to UNFORESEEN circumstances.
• With the new device, WHEREVER you go you will know WHICH road to take. (727 words)

* The R hook is omitted from the F in this phrase