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Frequent Word-beginnings
145.
The vowel is omitted in the syllables be, de,
re, dis, and mis:
146.
The vowel is retained when de precedes k
and g, as in decay and degrade.
147.
The vowel in re is omitted only before a downward
character, as in replace, repent, review,
repair, resign, and reception.
Phrasing Principles
148.
The word had when following a pronoun is expressed as shown
in the following illustrations:
149.
The phrases was-not and is-not are expressed
easily and legibly by using the blending principle:
Note: If the contractions wasn't,
isn't, etc. need to be positively indicated, the apostrophe
is placed above the forms.
150. Brief
Forms for Common Words
151. Reading
and Dictation Practice
152. Writing
Practice
1. Apparently, this new house
is endeavoring to underwrite the entire issue of the ship-canal
bonds without calling upon any of the stronger and better-known
houses.
2. Were you present yesterday evening at the
reception to the new minister from France?
3. We have failed to find in the inventory any
record of the number of batteries on hand December 31.
4. They discovered that the dispatch had not
been delivered until after the stock market had opened.
5. The factory promptly made the consignee a
satisfactory refund on the carload of goods.
6. It would be easier to replace those old buildings
than to repair them.
7. I want you to change your window display
every other day after closing hours.
8. The collection agency moved cautiously in
the matter of collecting the old accounts that had been referred
to it by the Retail Dealers’ organization.
9. The Committee will hold its second session
at the White House tomorrow morning.
Dear
Madam: In the hope that we may be of some help to you in completing
your shopping list for the summer season, we wish to call your attention
to our mesh bags. Our complete line gives you a wealth of unusually
pretty styles at very reasonable prices.
A visit to our Jewelry Department
to look at these bags will prove profitable to you. Very truly yours,
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