153. To secure an easy junction, the sound of t at the end of a word may be omitted by changing an st loop to a

circle. Illustrations: mus(t) be

jus(t) now

By means of this elision in writing, which corresponds with an elision frequent in ordinary pronunciation, we secure many phrases which otherwise would be difficult or impossible.

Exercise

Write the following phrases, omitting t by changing the loop to a circle:

almos(t) always

almos(t) impossible

almos(t) ready

bes(t) interests

bes(t) material

bes(t) (of) my belief

bes(t) regards

bes(t) way

everlas(t) (ing) day

everlas(t) (ing) Father

everlas(t) (ing) God

everlas(t) (ing) happiness

everlas(t) (ing) life

it mus(t) always be

it mus(t) be

it mus(t) be done

it mus(t) go

it mus(t) have

it mus(t) never

it mus(t) not be

jus(t) been

jus(t) enough

jus(t) now las(t) April las(t) day las(t) December las(t) hour las(t) Monday las(t) month las(t) night las(t) time (tm) mos(t) beautiful mos(t) distinguished mos(t) excellent mos(t) happy mos(t) important mos(t) likely mos(t) necessary mos(t) powerful mos(t) reasonable mos(t) sure(ly) mus(t) admit mus(t) also mus(t) always

mus(t) come

mus(t) have

mus(t) it be

mus(t) likely

mus(t) necessarily

mus(t) never

mus(t) there be

mus(t) therefore

next (ns) day

next December

next July

next November

next (ns) time (tm)

pos(t)-chaplain

Pos (t) master-General

pos(t)-office

pos(t)-paid

such as mus(t) be

that it mus(t) be

that which you mus(t) be

that which you mus(t) do

there mus(t) always be

there mus(t) be

there mus(t) be something

there mus(t) come

there mus(t) never be

there mus(t) not be

they mus(t) do they mus(t) have they mus(t) recollect you mus(t) appear you mus(t) be you mus(t) become you mus(t) beware you mus(t) be careful you mus(t) be sure you mus(t) be (w)illing you mus(t) bring you mus(t) have you mus(t) make you mus(t) not you mus(t) not attempt you mus(t) not be you mus(t) not become you mus(t) not decide you mus(t) not do you mus(t) not go you mus(t) not take you mus(t) not think you mus(t) probably you mus(t) receive you mus(t) recollect you mus(t) recollect that you mus(t) say

154. Where zd at the end of the word is ordinarily represented by a loop, the sound of d may be elided in phrases, and a circle substituted for the loop, in order to secure an easy junction with the next word.

Exercise

Write the following phrases, substituting In each a circle for the loop:

authorize(d) version civilize(d) country

civilize(d) globe civilize(d) nation

civilize(d) world

close(d) door

enclose(d) letter

I am authorize(d) (to) ask

I am authorize(d) (to) say

propose(d) legislation

recognize(d) necessity revise(d) code revise(d) edition surprise(d) that surprise(d) (to) be surprise(d) (to) have

155. By omitting d or ed (the termination of the past tense) and writing the present form of the verb instead of the past, we may often secure a useful phrase which would be difficult or impossible if the past tense were expressed.

Illustrations: have you live(d) there

have receive(d) their

156. By an ellipsis of t we are sometimes enabled to express their or their by a double-length stroke, which would otherwise be impracticable, as in the phrases I wen(t) there

, they sen(t) there

In these cases it is advisable to vocalize the double length stroke, as shown in the illustrations, for the sake of insuring legibility.

157. "The t or d sound which, if written, would be expressed by halving, may be omitted in some cases, principally from verbs, to secure advantages which would otherwise be lost, as by adding have by an f-v hook. Thus trf may represent tried to have as well as try to have, the omitted ed being supplied by the context." (Graham's Hand-book.) - - - -