225.     The sound of Way may be added after any straight stem by a large initial-hook on the El-hook side. Examples: tweak quill quasi guava         twain dwarf inquiie

226.  Names of Way-hook Stems. - These stems may be named by inserting the sound of Way into the names of the respective simple stems, thus, Twee, Dwee, Pwee, Bwee, Kway, Gway, etc.

Remark. In phrase-writing, a large initial-hook on the Er-hook side of straight stems may be used to indicate that the sound of Yay follows. This is called the Yay-hook, and its use will be explained farther on.

226. Names of Way-hook Stems. - These stems may be named by inserting the sound of Way into the names of the respective simple stems, thus, Twee, Dwee, Pwee, Bwee, Kway, Gway, etc.

Remark. In phrase-writing, a large initial-hook on the Er-hook side of straight stems may be used to indicate that the sound of Yay follows. This is called the Yay-hook, and its use will be explained farther on.

Reading Exercise.

Writing Exercise.

227. Twig, twill, dwell, quiet, quake, query, equal, quash, queer, quench, twine, queen, Gwynn, quaff, equator, twinge, quotation, quibble, quaker, unequal, liquid.

228. Initial-Hook Abbreviations. - Each of the following abbreviations contains an initial hook:

229. El-Hook in Phrases. - The words all and will may be written with the El-hook.

230. Er-Hook in Phrases. - The words are, our, and or may be written with the Er-hook. Examples:

231. "There," "Their," "Other," and " At-all." - The words there and their are written with the stem Dher in the second-position, and the word other, with Dher in the first-position. According to the general rule of position, there and their belong to the first-position, and other to the second. But because of the liability in rapid writing of the word there, if written with Dher1, to conflict with the phrase at-all (Tel1), there and their are made to exchange positions with other, as the latter word does not so conflict with that phrase.

232.     " Over " and " Owner." - Also, for practical reasons, the words over and owner are written in the first-position (Ver1 and Ner') instead of the second. See over and own in List of Words and Phrases Specially Distinguished.

233.     "Very." - The word very, because of its frequency, is written with the single stem Ver, and not with the two stems Vee-Ree.

234.   "While," "Whale," "Wheel." - The words while, whale, and wheel are written with the stem Wel in the first, second, and third positions respectively.

Reading Exercise.

Writing Exercise.

Dr. Draper, the preacher, can portray [Pr-Tr] treachery with proper grammar and much fervor [Fr-Vr]. Michael Brady, a big brawny trooper from Dublin, can play both the bugle and-the fiddle in-a manner that-is very trying to-a neighbor. My teacher, Mr.

Tucker, will take dinner every [Vr] Friday in April with Honorable

Henry Humphrey. You-are-sure to-call on-or-before Friday morn-6 ing. An erasure in-his ledger gave the book-keeper much torture [Tr-CHr]. Already the children that belong to-poor people can have-a practical education which-will qualify them for any labor of life, and make them capable of doing work that-will bring greater pay than ever before. As Patrick is utterly incapable [see capable] of telling the (166) truth, no-one will believe him at-all. He-should acquire religion;— it-would-be the correct thing to-do. Oliver Jeffrey has trouble with-his liver. It-will require a quire of paper for Mr. Cragin of Quebec to-make a will [Weel] that-will bequeath his property in-an equitable manner to-all his twenty [Twn-T] children. Mr. Huber, the hammer maker, and Mr. Hubbell, the owner of-a very fine heifer, will higgle and haggle over a penny.