The expedients given below are intended for the use of expert writers only. Students should not attempt to use them, until they have had considerable experience in actual work. Some of the special phrasing contractions are included in the table of Illustrative Phrases, and will be suggestive to the intelligent stenographer.

Attention. - The small circle and back-hook may be used for attention, when that word ends a phrase; as in the phrases, Was your attention, Zysn2; Coiled my attention, Kld1msn.

But may be indicated, at the beginning of a clause or a sentence, by the T-tick resting on the line.

Forth. - The use of the F-hook may be extended, by using it to add forth; as. Call forth, Klf1; Put forth, Pf3.

Husband may be written sbnd, at the end of a phrase.

I. - In law reporting, /may be omitted from the phrases I did not, I do not, I had not, where such phrase comprises the whole of the answer of a witness.

I may be omitted where it occurs the second time, in such phrases as I don't know as I did; I don't know as I can; I don't know as I ever did.

I may be written with the K-tick, in the middle or end of a phrase, where the T-tick cannot be used; as, May I not, Mknt.

Kt is often expressed by halving a preceding stem; as Prospect, Prs1pt: Inspect, Ns1pt.

Recollect may sometimes be indicated by Ray struck downward, after an N-hook; as in I don't recollect.

Remember may be indicated by B, in a phrase where Br cannot be joined; as, J don't remember, rdnb.

Repetition. - The repetition of a phrase may be noted by written at points where the repetition occurs; as in the sentence /

"You will carefully consider the testimony of each witness......the opportunity he had for observation......his bearing upon the stand......the apparent candor or lack of candor in his manner of testifying......the amount of interest he has in the result of the action," etc.

Session. - In convention reporting, the large circle and back-hook may add the word session: as, At that session, T2thssn.

Street. - The small loop may be used for street, where it can be added to the name of a street; as, Lake street, Lkst.

Semi-Circles may be used in such phrases as Those were the, Dhs3wch; What is your recollection? Ts1yrsn; Because we were, Kslww.

To may be indicated, at the beginning of a sentence or line, by writing the succeeding word entirely below the line.

To Have. - The use of the F-hook may be extended, to add to have; as, Said to have, sdf; Expect to have, spf3.

Think may be written with Th, in phrases where Ng will not make a distinct angle.

Time Of Day. - Attention is called to the manner of indicating the hour, in connection with the name of the day of the week, in the Illustrative Phrases.

Wh. - The B-tick may sometimes be used for wh, where the J-tick cannot be used. If the former be used before L, the downstroke may be used, even where the word contains no other stem; as, Whistle, bsl1.

Yes: Yes, Sir. - S2 and Ss2r may be used for these expressions, if preferred. In such a sentence as Did he say, Test the word should be written Ys2.