Admittedly I find the blending awkward and a little useless unles you are going for an exam in shorthand or to otherwise claim you have a confident grasp on reading and writing in shorthand. Although the blends have their uses; they help your writing speed, and help make some awkward outlines that much easier to write.
Starting easy; Double length consonants:
There are some strokes, both curved and straight, thatcan be doubled to some that an 'r' follows them. Although between the 'd' and 'r' a vowel of any kind can appear between them, meaning that this can be used anywhere in a word or phrase so long as there is a 'd' then an 'r' after it.
When doubling the stroke to indicate the 'r' blend: its often used for is simplicity in writing and the fact it speeds up writing time, and avoids the need to change direction. Although this fact increases the need to keep your letters to the appropraite size consistantly. Which, in spite of the last statement, you may exagerate the length of a stroke of the consonant that preceds the 'r'.
Other consonants that appear in the 'r' blend: 'd', 't', 'm', 'w' and 'l', and all are treated the same way.
Some examples of the 'dr' blend:
(a double-length 'd' is read as 'dr' or 'd + [unknown vowel] + r')
dread
during
children
drive
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