314 1/2. As a contra-normal expedient, you, according to the Graham system, may be joined in certain phrases in such a way that it resembles the r hook. Illustrations:

you say

you shall

you do, or you had

you ask

do you say

At the beginning of a phrase, you, thus written, is distinguished from the r hook by the fact that the phrase begins on the line, whereas an r hook at the beginning of a consonant stroke (as in the word sign during) would be half a stroke above the line. Where no distinction by position exists, the context is supposed to be a sufficient distinction, because, when introduced as part of a sentence, the phrase, if read otherwise than intended, would not "make sense." Such phrases as do you say, if you be, you ask, etc., are very frequent in testimony, and this irregular method of writing them, it is claimed, is excused by the gain in speed, and by the fact that the apparent ambiguity does not entail in practice any real difficulty in reading. While the author of this book believes that in a number of these phrases, especially such phrases as you, do and you had, a perfectly easy and unambiguous representation of you may be obtained by inverting the word-sign in the manner already explained (see Paragraphs 298-9), he submits for the benefit of Graham writers, the following exercise, in which the r hook, as it would strictly be considered, is, by "reporting license," treated as the sign you.

Exercise

did you ask did you ask that did you ask them did you ask your did you do did you say did you say something did you say there was

(there expressed by

doubling) did you say they are ready

(they are expressed by

doubling) did you see (vocalize see) did you see many did you see as many did you see some reason did you see something do you say

do you say some other do you see (vocalize see) if you ask if you be if you do if you shall be may you ask may you do mus(t) you ask mus(t) you do mus(t) you say so you do

so you shall be

you ask

you ask this

you do

you do something

you do many

you had

you had many

you had occasion

you had received

you say

you say nothing

you say so

you say so little

you say something

you see (vocalize see)

you see many

you see something

you shall

you shall be

you shall have

you shall not

you shall receive

what did you say

what did you see (vocalize see) what do you ask what do you do what do you say what do you see (vocalize see)

when did you say

when did you see (vocalize see) where did you say where did you see (vocalize see) where do you say where do you see (vocalize see)

which you do

which you say

which you see (vocalize see)

will you be

will you do

why you ask

why you do

why you had

why you shall be