SHORTHAND I (ENGLISH) 14. PREFIXES AND NEGATIVE WORDS You are now familiar with making strokes for most of the words. However, there are some words in which few letters are commonly prefixed. One should be able to identify these prefixed letters and strokes.
14.0 Objectives After going through this lesson you will be able to – 1)
make the strokes of the words in which com or con are prefixed;
2)
make the strokes of the words in which com, con or cum occur in between the words;
3)
make the strokes of the words in which group of letters are prefixed to the words. For example Accom, Magna, Magne, Magni and Intro;
4)
make the strokes of the words in which group of letters are prefixed to the words. Trans, Self, Sel-con, Self-com and In; and
5)
make the strokes of negative words.
14.1 Introduction In this lesson you will learn about the strokes of the letters com, con, cog, accom, intro, trans, self, magna, In, which are commonly prefixed to the words. To make the word negative some letters are also prefixed to the word. A prefix is added in the beginning of a stroke.
14.2 Initial Com- or Con Initial Com- or Con is represented by a light dot written in the the word. For example:
beginning of
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