This section is from the book "The Manual of Phonography", by Benn Pitman And Jerome B. Howard. Also available from Amazon: The Manual of Phonography.

The disjoined circles used as logograms should be written with evolute motion, while the disjoined loop, representing first, should be written with involute motion.
The circle-s or 2 may be added to a logogram for any of the following purposes : a. If the logogram represents a noun, to form the plural or possessive case, as
advantages,
thing's.
b. If the logogram represents a verb, to form the third person, singular, present indicative, as
thinks,
knows,
does.
The loop-st may be added to a logogram which represents an adjective, to form the superlative degree, as
youngest.
Exercise on the Circle and Loop Logograms.

 
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