RE: Musing3 - ABCZ Short forms

Posted by Jon Knowles ® , Sat, Sep 14, 2002, 21:26:39 Reply   Forum
Hi again, Sharon,

Thanks for posting some examples of your short forms. They are indeed short! I've put in the ABCZ short forms for comparison. These are generally longer. On the other hand, all entries, words and phrases in the ABCZ system follow 3 basic rules (described on my web site). There is little memorization other than the basic rules.

For longer words the basic rule is the first three letters of the word plus the last letter, or ABCZ.
acke = acknowledge

Note that the Z takes care of the last letter so word families are easily handled:

acks = acknowledges
ackd = acknowledged
ackg = acknowledging

If one of 13 or so common prefixes occurs, abbreviate the prefix too by using the first letter, then use ABCZ.

a-cho-c = anticholinergic.

Very common words get shortened
approximately = appyd = ay

The d is to differentiate from other words whose short form is also appy such as apparently, appendectomy, etc.

Since these all show up in the visual display in Instant Text or Shorthand for Windows, you just select the correct choice with another keystroke or two.

Jon

abcz   Sharon
     
aorl aortobifemoral abf
acke acknowledge ack
achoc anticholinergic anch
acrr acromioclavicularacl
adea adenocarcinoma adc
adjt adjacent adj
advsg adventitious adv
adee adequate adeq
afod aforementioned afm
albn albumin alb
alig alignment alg
acoan anticoagulation anc
ahype antihypertensive anh
aplat antiplatelet anp
appyd approximately appx
ay approximately appx
astsb asterixis ast
aspnc asphyxiation asx
appt appointment appt
appyc appendectomy appy
appx appendix apx2


Again, the extra letter b, c or g above is to differentiate from other words with the same 4 letter short form.
 
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