Friday, 16 August 2013

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The 'r' principle.
As the letter 'r' is the most commonly used, numerous outlines can be changed entirely with the addition of an 'r'. "Bought" becomes "brought", "gain" becomes "grain", for example.

We have covered indicating 'r' with some consonants; 't', 'd', 'l', 'm', and 'w', using the 'r' principle will make it far easier than simply indicating the letter; it will speed up your writing and again make it easier to read back.

The 'r' principle works by allowing you to show an 'r' after the consonants; this is achieved by omitting the 'r' and writing the next letter through the previous one. There is a single rule to be followed, this can only be used when the 'r' follows directly after the preceding consonants, as long as there isn't a vowel in-between.

Bake


Break; achieved by removing the 'r' and writing the 'k' through the 'b'.



Bark; written in full due to the vowel, between the 'b' and 'r'.


The 'r' principle can be used with different letters, you should note how the letter that follows the 'r' is either written through, or tucked inside the letter that precedes the 'r'.



arrive                                                                                                    brain





burn                                                                                                original





concrete                                                                                       concert




grade                                                                                                   guard





pride                                                                                                  period



comprehensive (you should note how since it is not possible to write the next letter through the 'p', it becomes disjoined and written close to the first 'p'.)


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