Briefs

Briefs 1 - Phrases  (1/10/11)

What I'm working on at the moment are briefs of high-frequency phrases.  Once learned, they cut down so much on time required to write, so it's easier to keep up with fast talkers; also, they cut down on wear and tear on the body.  Lots of reporters do this, so I don't claim to be coming up with the idea on my own.  Just sharing some good ones that help me a lot:

prior to   PRAOIRT  (priority is PRIRT)

prior to the   PRAOIRTD

pursuant   PRAON

pursuant to   PRAONT

pursuant to the   PRAONTD

with respect   W-RP  (thanks go to Jill for this one)

with respect to   W-RPT

with respect to the   W-RPTD

on the   OT (Mark Kislingbury's)

on your  ORN

on our   OURN

for me   FORMZ

for myself   FO*RMZ

for you   FROU

for you to   FROUT

for us   FROUS

for us to   FROUTS

from me   FR-MZ

from myself   FR*MZ

from you   FRU

from us   FRUS

to me   TOMZ

to myself   T*OMZ

to you   TOU

to us   TOUS