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.



INITIAL LETTERS, Etc.
Initials of names or titles may be written in phonography or in longhand, many writers preferring the distinctiveness of the latter method. In any case, C, G (soft), Q and X must be written in longhand, as there are no phonographic equivalents for these letters. In writing vowel initials phonographically the nominal consonant must be used. See paragraph 73.
Emphasis is expressed by striking a wave line
under a single word and a straight line under several consecutive words.
If for any critical purpose it is necessary to indicate the accent of a word, it may be done by writing a small cross beside the accented vowel; thus,
es'say,
essay.
Exercise on the Initial-hook Logograms.

 
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