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I had some trouble deciding how to show the characters on here; as i have near zero technological skill, hence i have resorted to using images from a textbook that i found online, it is linked here "Teeline Manual " as unfortunately i could find no information on it to reference it properly. (Increasing my technology skill and knowledge would be on the list somewhere aside from the fact that they seem to break after long exposure to my use of them.)

The consonants [b - z.]

 

- 'B' is written from the top in the downwards arch in a single sweep, and ends where the large circle joins the curve. The shape is taken from the small handwritten 'b'.

- 'C' is a small-sized character, meaning it is about half the size of the full- sized characters, such as 'b', as a small-sized character 'c' may be written above the line when followed by full-sized character, so said character may stand in it's rightful place. A 'c' may also be used for the combination of 'CK'. (The 'c' when written as the second character of a word, within a situation such as with the first character being 'b', the 'c' appears to sit behind the 'b'. [The letters are read top to bottom, left to right; hence 'b' still comes first.])

- 'D' is a simple short dash written  on the line when starting a word, although in such cases as 'r' and 'l' the 'd' is moved to underneath the arch of the character it follows. When 'd' is combined with another 'd' they become "disjoined"with the second 'd' just below the first.

 - 'F' can be written in either form, although the situation is used to decide which character form is used by the direction of the pen and the free space available from the point of joining. Such as when 'f' follows 'c', which would prescribe that the downward 'f' to be used, whereas in the situation where 'f' comes before 'd' which would ask for the upward 'f'.

- 'G' is a character that is written  through the line and is used for the combination of 'DG' as in hedge. This character is taken from the arch of a small 'g' in longhand.

 - 'H' rests on top of the line, must be accurate due to the close resemblance to 'p', and is always written downwards to provide for joining of following characters.

 - 'CH' combination is written for 'h' to stand on the line and is never used when only the 'c' is sounded as in the word chemical.


 - 'J' is obviously taken directly from a small 'j' in longhand, it cuts through the line and is again written downward.

 - 'JG'; the differences between them should be noted so as to avoid confusion. ('j' has no curled top.)

- 'K' derived from the angle of 'k' in longhand, and is another small-sized letter, like 'c'. It should be noted that when 'k' is combined with 'd' the characters are disjoined and 'd' is written beneath to provide a clear separation.

 - 'L' is larger version of the 'l' from longhand, with a single downward curve with a bold curve when reaching the line. It should be noted that 'l' can be cut short at reaching the line for joining to a character that also curves to remove confusion. 'l' can also be written upwards, after a downwards stroke, such as 'h' to prevent the characters travelling too far down the page.

 - 'M' is a single simple arch, left to right, across the line, like 'd'. It is created from the longhand 'm' with the middle arch removed. 'm' is a horizontal character and according to the rules, it can be treated as a small-sized character, hence it can be moved to allow another letter to stand correctly on the line. (note: the character 'l' may be written upwards after an 'm' to join them properly.)


 - 'N' is a small-sized character that is written from the first arch of a small longhand 'n'. The character should be kept narrow so as to avoid mistaking it for 'm'.

 - 'P' a simple down stroke of a longhand 'p', and is written through the line, it should be carefully placed so it is not mistaken for 'h'.


 - 'Q' derived from the connecting loop of a 'q' and a 'u' in longhand, it is written through the line and can be used for both a single 'q' or 'qu'.

 - 'R' is a mere slanting line upwards, which should be carefully written as a straight line, particularly when using after a 'h'.

- 'S' is reduced to a small circle that is a small-sized character and can be placed anywhere to provide for its preceding or following characters, it usually ends up in curves, such as with 'm'. It is written anti-clockwise, where possible, to provide for straight lines like 'd', which means it will appear on top of a straight horizontal line and at the right of a straight vertical line. If the situation occurs that 's' is written between two characters that provide a angle, such as 'h' and 'd', 's' is written outside the angle for its own visibility. It should also be noted that if 's' comes between a straight character and a curved one, 's' will appear in the curve. If 's' should be written after a 'b', or 'l' for that matter, it will be written inside the end of the curve.

- 'SH' combination is the only purely phonetic character in Teeline, and overrides writing 's' and 'h' together singularly, unless they are sounded as separate characters, as in 'soho' (where the 'o's would be removed) against 'ship' where the combination would be written and followed by 'p'.

 - 'T' is the same dash line as 'd' only written above the line, which means careful consideration should be taken when it is being written. When the 't' is written, after a small-sized character, for example 'c' it will be written in the 't' position of above the line, for easier reading back. Which is also applied to the horizontal characters such as 'm', for the same reason. If a 't' is ever written with another 't' following or preceding it they will be written disjoined and with one slightly above the other, with the exception of the situation where another character is written between them. Just like 'd', when 't' is written after an upward stroke, like 'l', it is disjoined but written above the letter.

- 'V' is a small character, and whilst there is no change between the shorthand and longhand version it should be carefully written so as not to be confused with 'hr'.

 - 'W' is much like 'm', in that it is written on the line, and as a horizontal character it can be moved to accommodate other characters. It is also taken from the longhand 'w' with the middle omitted.

- 'WH' combination, which is not a distinct sound in English it is used for such words as when, where, etc. It is not for use of words where the 'wh' are actually separated characters.

- 'X' is merely the same character in small-sized, it is the only character in Teeline that the pen must be lifted from the page to write.

 - 'Y' is taken from the longhand 'y' with the curved tail shortened, and is not to be used with words ending with 'y' such as happy, cry.

 - 'Z' should be carefully written so as not to mistake for an 's', as the only difference is the tail at the right hand side. It is usually only written at the beginning for if a 'z' occurred elsewhere in a word an 's' would usually replace it.