Brief Ideas

Here are some ideas for strokes in briefs that you can consider incorporating into your personal dictionary.

-FR for -m

Usually, one uses -PL for the -m sound in the end of a syllable. It can be difficult to add sounds after the -m. One can use *PL to denote -mp, but this still falls short when you want sounds after the 'p'.

Common uses of this are to add -mpl or -mbl to the end of a stroke:

• AFRP for "amp" and AFRPL for "ample".
• TKPWRUFRBL for "grumble".

SPW- for int- and ent-

This comes from Magnum steno. There are some entries in the default dictionary that use SPW-, although it's not documented in Learn Plover. Examples:

• SPWEPBLGT for "intelligent".
• SPWRABGT for "interact".
• SPWER for "enter".
• SPWAOEURL for "entirely".

SKP- for ex-

The default dictionary uses a combination of KP- and S- to make the leading ex- sound (such as KPEUT for "exit" for SPHRAEUPB for "explain"). The rules for which one to use depend on the consonant following the ex-. If you don't like this, you can use SKP- for a leading ex-:

• SKPRAGT for "extract".
• SKPERPBL for "external".
• SKPHRAEUPB for "explain".

Note that the leading SKP- is also used for some phrase briefs starting with "and" in the default dictionary, such as SKPEBG for "and he can" and SKPALS for "and also". If this is a problem for you, you can also try SK* instead of SKP-.

KPW for im- and em-

Examples:

• KPWRES for "impress".