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using 'b' in blends;
'pb', a special form of "public", but can be used wherever 'pb' come together.
                                                                                                       pub-crawl

'mb' and 'bm', used for words which will take the outline way below the line, it allows the 'b' to be reduced to a large circle.
                                                                                             
                                                                                                     grumble

The 'b' circle must be distinguishable from an 's' or a 'z' circle, keep that in mind. Also if a 'b' circle is follwed by an 'l' it will follow the direction of the 'b' and as such will usually go upwards. The 'b' circle can also come into play if the 'b' occurs before an 'm'.                               
                                                                                                                                                   bumpy

'b' and others, if you can trust yourself not to confuse a 'b' circle with an 's', you can shorten alot of other words, by the book.