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| A B C D E F-G H-I J-K-L M N O P-Q-R S T U-V-W X-Y-Z Other | |||
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| "A" | |||
| English | Steno | English | Steno |
| à la carte | AL/KART | amalgamation | PHAELGS |
| abbreviation | PWRAOEFGS | any (prefix) | TPH*EU |
| about to say | PW-TS | anyhow | TPH*EU/HOU |
| according | KAORGD | anyone | TPH*EU/WUPB |
| Act | A*BGT | anyway | TPH*EU/WAEU |
| affidavit of documents | AOFD | apnea | AP/TPHAE |
| Africa | AFRBG | appointment | POEUPLT |
| agenda | SKWRAEPBD | approximate | P- |
| agree with me | TKPWRAOEPL | approximately | P-L |
| agreement
of purchase and sale |
TKPWRAOEPS | approximation | P-GS |
| airport | AEURPT | army | AERPL |
| Alberta | PWHRAERT | as early as | SERLS |
| algorithm | AL/TKPWREUFPL | as opposed to | SPAOS/-D |
| all of the | HR-FT | automatically | AUT/HREU |
| all right, sir | HR-RTS | avaricious | AFR/REURBS |
| along | HRAOPBG | ||
| "B" | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Steno | English | Steno |
back-up |
PWABG/*UP |
book
of authorities |
PWAORTS |
Bank
of Montreal |
PWA*PL |
Brampton |
PWRAPLT |
Bank
of Nova Scotia |
PWA*RB |
Bre-X |
PWRAOEBGS |
bear
in mind |
PWAEURPLD |
brief
of authorities |
PWRAOEFTS |
because
of the |
PWAUFT |
British |
PWREURB |
behaviour |
PWHAEUFR |
British
Columbia |
PWREUT/KHRUPL |
behavioural |
PWHAEUFRL |
bureaucracy |
PWRAOUR/KRAES |
believe
me |
PWAOEPL |
by
virtue of |
PWEU/SREURT/-F |
best
of my knowledge |
PWAOEUPBLG |
by-law |
PWHRAU |
better |
PWER |
bypass |
PWAOEUPS |
better
than |
PWERPB |
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| bifurcate | PWAOEUFR/KAEUT |
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| blanket | PWHRAPBGT |
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| bones | PWOEPBS |
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| bonus | PWOEPBZ | ||
| "C" | |||
|---|---|---|---|
English |
Steno |
English |
Steno |
Calgary |
KAL/TKPWAER |
consumers |
KOPB/SAOURMS |
case
by case |
KAEUB/KAEUS |
contingency |
KOPB/TEUPBG/SEU |
caveat |
KAEFT |
contraband |
KOPBT/PWAPBD |
chairman |
KHAEURPL |
copies |
KOEUPS |
challenge |
KHAL |
correct
me |
KREPL |
characterize |
KARBGZ |
counterclockwise |
KOURPBT/KHROBG/WAOEUS |
China |
KHAOEUPB |
cranial |
KRAEUPBL |
Chinese |
KHAOEUPBZ |
Crawford |
KRAUFRD |
CN
Rail |
KR-PB/RAEUL |
creation |
KRAEGS |
coalition |
KOELGS |
creativity |
KRAET/TEUFT |
Code |
KO*ED |
creditworthy |
KREUT/WOEURGT |
common
sense |
KPHOPBZ |
cross-reference |
KRO*S/REFRPBS |
computer |
KPAOURT |
curriculum
vitae |
KREUBG/SREUT |
consequently |
KOPBL |
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| "D" | |||
|---|---|---|---|
English |
Steno |
English |
Steno |
| data | TKAT | determination | TKERPL/TPHAEUGS |
| database | TKAT/PWAEUS |
deterrent | TKAOE/TERPBT |
| daughter | TKAURT | devastation | TKEFS/TAEUGS |
| day by day/day-by-day | TKAEUB/TKAEU | deviates/defeats | TKAOEFTS |
| day to day/day-to-day | TKAEUT/TKAEU | diabetes | TKAOEUBTS |
| debentures | TKEB/TAOURS |
differentiation | TKEUFRPBGS |
| default | TKAOEFLT | directly or indirectly |
TKREUL/OR/EUPB/TKREUL |
| defect | TKAOEFBGT | diversification | TKAOEUFRS/TPEUBGS |
| deferral | TKAOEFRL | diversified | TKAOEUFRS/TPAOEUD |
| deleterious | TKEL/TAEURS |
divide | TKEUFD |
| deletion | TKHRAOEGS | division | TKEUFGS |
| deliberate | TKHREUBT | do you understand | TKOUPBDZ |
| deliberately | TKHREUBL | doodlings | TKAOD/-LGS |
| deponent | TKPOEPBT | Dow Jones |
TKOUPBLGS |
| deposition | TKEPGS | due diligence |
TKHREUPBLG |
| depreciate | TKAOE/PRAOERBT |
duplicate | TKAOUPL/KAEUT |
| deprivation | TKE/PREUFGS |
Durham | TKAOURPL |
| deteriorate | TKAOE/TAOERT |
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| deterioration | TKAOE/TAOERGS | ||
| "E" | |||
|---|---|---|---|
English |
Steno |
English |
Steno |
| EBITDA | AOEBT/TKA |
examination for discovery |
KP-DZ |
| egregious | EG/TKPWRAOEPBLGS |
excavate | SKAFT |
emergency |
PH-PBLG |
excavation | SKAFGS |
| Emergency | PH*PBLG |
excruciating | SKRAOURBT/-G |
| Energy Board | TPH-RB |
EXHIBIT NO. | KP-BT/KP-BT |
| environment | EPB/SRAOEURPLT |
expenditures | SPEPBD/TAOURS |
| euphemistically | AOUF/PH*EUS/KHREU | ||
| evidentiary | EFD/SHAER | ||
| "F" | "G" | ||
|---|---|---|---|
English |
Steno |
English |
Steno |
| familiarize | TPAPLZ | generally speaking | SKWREPB/SPAOEBG |
| ferret out | TPAEURT/OUT | getting | TKPWEGT |
| five-minute break | 5/PH*EUPBT/PWRAEBG | give me | TKPWEUPL |
| focus | TPOEBGZ | go ahead | TKPWHAED or TKPW-D |
| folks | TPOEBGS | goes on to say | TKPWS/OPBTS |
| follow-up | TPHRUP | going to | TKPW-GT |
| footage | TPAOPBLG | good afternoon | TKPWAOFPB |
| franchise | TPRAFPZ | good morning | TKPWAOPL |
| frankly | TPRAPBL | good-bye | TKPWAOB |
| fundamentally | TPUPBD/HREU | graphic | TKPWRAFBG |
| Guelph | TKPWEFL | ||
| guesstimate | TKPW*ES/PHAT | ||
| guesstimation | TKPW*ES/PHAEUGS | ||
| "H" | "I" | ||
|---|---|---|---|
English |
Steno |
English |
Steno |
| Halifax | HAFBGS | I believe so | AOEUBLZ |
| handwriting | HAPBD/WRAOEUGT | I mean, | PHOEUPB |
| handwritten | HAPBD/WREUPB | I haven't | AOEUFPBT |
| harassment | HARS/-PLT | I take it | EU/TAEUBGT |
| hardest | HARDZ | I think so | AOEUGTS |
| herein | HAOERPB | I understand | EUPBDZ |
| hereto | HAOERT | I wonder | WEURPB |
| how about | HOUBT | identifiable | AOEUD/TPAOEUBL |
| how does | HOUDZ | identify | AOEUD/TPAOEU |
| human being | HAOUPL/BG | in all fairness | TPHAUL/TPAEURPBS |
| Hungarian | HUNG/TKPWAEURPB | in front of | TPH-FRPBT/-F |
| in terms of | TPHERPLS/-F | ||
| indemnification | EUPB/TKEPL/TPHEUFBGS | ||
| indulge | EUPB/TKUPBLG | ||
| integration | EUPBT/TKKPWRAEUGS | ||
| interest | TR | ||
| interest rate | TR-RT | ||
| intervenor | EUPBT/SRAOERPB | ||
| is it fair to say | ST-FRTS | ||
| is that fair to say | STHA-FRTS | ||
| is there any | STHR-PB | ||
| is there anything | STHR-PBG | ||
| it appears | TAPZ | ||
| it does | T-DZ | ||
| "J-K-L" | "M" | ||
|---|---|---|---|
English |
Steno |
English |
Steno |
| jumped | SKWRUPLD | managerial | PHAPB/SKWRAOERL |
| just about | SKWRUBT | materialize | TAOERLZ |
| meeting | PHAOEGT | ||
| Korea | KRAE | meter | PHAOET/ER |
| Korean | KRAEPB | metre | PHAOERT |
| Mississauga | PHAUG | ||
| later | HRAEURT | modalities | PHOE/TKALTS |
| latest | HRAEUTS | monetarily | PHOPB/TAEURL |
| layoff | HRAEUF | month-to-month | PHOPBT/TO*/PHOPBT |
| let me | HREPL | more and more | PHORPB/PHOR |
| let you know | HREPB | motor vehicle | PHOT/SRAOEBG |
| librarian | HRAOEU/PWRAEURPB | movie | PHOEUF |
| lightening | HRAOEUT/EPBG | Mr. Chairman | PHR-FP |
| lightning | HRAOEUT/TPHEUPBG | Mr. and Mrs. | PHR-PB/PHRS |
| limited | HREUPLT/-D | mutual funds | PHUFDZ |
| Limited | HREUPLTD (half-stroke D) | my friend | PHAOEUFRPBD |
| Ltd. | -LTD (half-stroke D) | ||
| little bit | HREUBT | ||
| little thing | HREULG | ||
| little things | HREULGS | ||
| liter | HRAOET/ER | ||
| litre | HRAOERT | ||
| logarithm | HROG/REUFPL | ||
| long-time | HROPBG/TAO*EUPL | ||
| long-term | HROPBG/T*ERPL | ||
| lookit | HRAOBGT | ||
| lumped | HRUPLD | ||
| "N" | "O" | ||
|---|---|---|---|
English |
Steno |
English |
Steno |
| NAFTA | TPHAFT | obviously | OBL |
| navy | TPHAEF | OEB | O*EB |
| negligence | TPHEG/SKWREPBS | OHIP | OE/HEUP |
| neighbourhood | TPHAEUBD | one of the | WUFT |
| neurologist | TPHAOURLGS | operate | ORPT |
| New Zealand | TPHU/STKPWAOELD | operation | ORPGS |
| Newfoundland | TPHAOUFLD | oriented | OERPBT/-D |
| nitty-gritty | TPHEUT/TKPWREUT | overdo | OEFRB/TKO |
| no fault | TPHOEFLT | ||
| no, I | TPHOEU | ||
| now, | TPHOU-RBGS | ||
| "P" | "Q-R" | ||
|---|---|---|---|
English |
Steno |
English |
Steno |
| P & G | P*G | quarter | KWAERT |
| Pacific | PAFBG | quarterly | KWAERL |
| parenthesis | PAEURPBGT/SEUS | quite frankly | KWAOEUFRL |
| payroll/peril | PAEURL | ||
| peculiarity | PEBG/HRAEURT | ||
| per se | PERZ | ||
| peripherals | PREUFRLS | real estate | R-LS |
| Peruvian | PRAOUFPB | remembrance | RERPBS |
| Peter | PAOERT | rest of the | REFT |
| photocopier | TPOEUFR | rhythm | REUFPL |
| PNG | P-PBG | Robert | ROBT |
| point of view | POEUF | Royal Bank | ROEUB |
| pointed | POEUPBD | Royal Bank of Canada | ROEUBG |
| pointing | POEUPBG | ||
| putting | PUGT | ||
| "S" | |||
|---|---|---|---|
English |
Steno |
English |
Steno |
| S&P | S*P | square footage | SKWAOPBLG |
| shareholder | SHAEURLD | starting | STARGT |
| shelf | SHEFL | stipulate | STEUPT |
| Shevardnadze | SHEFRD/TPHADZ | stipulation | STEUPGS |
| short-term | SHORT/T*ERM | subsequently | SUBL |
| silver | SEUL/-FR | suitability | SAOUBLT |
| sinus | SAOEUPBZ | super (as prefix) | SAOURP |
| smallest | SPHAULS | surrogate | SURGT |
| some of the | SPH-FT | ||
| some kind of | SKAOEUPBD/-F | ||
| specialize | SPERBLZ | ||
| square feet | SKWAOEFT | ||
| square foot | SKWAOFT | ||
| "T" | "U-V-W" | ||
|---|---|---|---|
English |
Steno |
English |
Steno |
| tabula rasa | TABL/RAS | underperform | URPBD/PORPL |
| taillight | TAEULT | underwriter | URPBD/WRAOEURT |
| Taiwan | TWAUPB | underwriting | URPBD/WRAOEUG |
| Taiwanese | TWAUPBZ | up to date/up-to-date | UPT/TKAEUT |
| TCPL | TAOES/PAOEL | urgency | URPBLG/SEU |
| teapot | TAOEPT | urologist | AOURLGS |
| technicality | TEBG/HREU | ||
| tell me | TEPL | variance | SRAEURPBS |
| tendency | TEPBD/SEU | veterinarian | SRET/TPHAEURPB |
| therefore | THR-FR | vicarious | SRAOEU/KAEURS |
| , therefore, | THR*FR | vice versa | SRAOEUS/SRERS |
| therefor | THR/TP*OR | viewpoint | SRAOUPT |
| therein | THR-PB | viral | SRAOEURL |
| thereto | THR-T | virus | SRAOEURS |
| thorough | THUR | ||
