Colloquial Expressions.—It is often necessary to distinguish colloquial expressions, especially in writing testimony, poetry, or dialogue. Usually the contracted form of "not" can be represented by "nt," except, of course, in the case of "wasn't" where it is necessary to add the apostrophe. In other contractions, the apostrophe is used.
Drill 3
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Key: couldn't, didn't, doesn't, haven't, hasn't, shouldn't, wouldn't, I'm, I'll, we'll, you'll, they're, it'll.
Phrase Vocabulary.—It will be well for the student to make up a list of all the common phrases to be found in the first ten lessons and add these to those given in the Eleventh Lesson. These should be used for practice in both reading and writing. By adding these phrases to the writing vocabulary a decided increase in speed will be noticed. Constant review of the phrases is necessary until they are written automatically. Dictation and reading of the notes are absolutely essential to a successful handling of the phrasing problem.
