Re: MQ question

From: 14tonks (mail.2.14tonks_at_recursor.net)
Date: 01/08/05 

Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2005 06:56:20 -0500

Most people use the first initial of each word for phrases, Su, with maybe a
system to add in different verb endings and/or use some standard two-letter
differentiating abbreviations for common variable words that start with the
same first letter. Using the first-letter system, you can just type the
phrase as you hear it, stopping after the first letter of each word, which
does not require any memorization. As I use IT, I would probably break some
of Rennie's phrase contributions down into component phrases and use
continuations to keep going. Also, in IT, if there is a lot of duplication
in the middle of the shorts for abbreviated phrases, but unique endings, one
can skip letters in the middle and still pull up the desired phrase if you
are using marker keys. (In other words, you can abbreviate the abbreviation
while typing it.) The same is true of entries in the word rather than the
phrase section of IT. You can type any combo of letters that appear in the
word, in the order they appear, to bring up the word, and then enter it with
the appropriate marker key. So you do not necessarily have to remember the
"correct" abbreviation to type a short for a word. The first letter,
relevant consonants, and last letter will pull up most words with no
necessity to hit a number to select from a list of choices. Again, this only
works if you are using marker keys to expand, rather than the space bar
and/or other delimiters. (And when you hit a marker key, you don't have to
hit the space bar to get a space, so the keystrokes required are a wash.) 

-- 
Sheila
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"Su" <.@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:B5ODd.849$b23.290@bignews1.bellsouth.net...
> Whatever my sense of MY way of thinking? Oh Lord ... now you're getting
into
> dangerous territory.  <g>
>
> One thing I seem to read consistently is the abbreviation of phrases. Here
> are three samples that Rennie contributed to Productivity Talk --
> oriented female, appearing approximately her stated age, in no
> patient is a well-developed, well-nourished white female
> patient is a well-developed, well-nourished white female who is alert
>
> The time it would take for me to remember the abbreviation, I could just
as
> easily type it all out. That's what I'm talking about. Who can remember
all
> of this stuff? Maybe if it's an expression that's burned in my brain from
> constantly hearing it, I could wing it. Otherwise, no can do. It's
> frustrating 'cause it's what keeps keyboard production pretty low. If I'm
> totally wired and the fingers are limber, *maybe* I can average 300 lines
an
> hour. That's fine for three to four hours, but after that it's downhill
all
> of the way (falling into well).
>
> But I certain admire your ability to "shelve" information in a fashion
that
> you can retain it all. I'm getting visions of an old Quincy episode where
a
> woman had an office that was a paper disaster, but she could remember
where
> anything was located, from any year it landed there. It's truly amazing.
>
>
> "haggis" <haggis58@comcast.netnospam> wrote in message
> news:41DF44C6.3040709@comcast.netnospam...
> > Su wrote:
> >> I'm trying to "develop" some sort of simple system beyond what I have,
> >> which is totally disorganized. One person suggested putting the letter
> >> 'x' at the end of any abbreviation that you wanted to expand to a long
> >> form (slapping head with hand ... why didn't I think of that?)
> >
> > I started that way, but in the end realized it's even faster if you
simply
> > double whatever the last letter is--your finger's already on that
> > key--i.e. when I do "fh" I get "family history," but if I do "fhh" I get
> > "FAMILY HISTORY:  "
> >
> > Of course,  you pretty much have to use whatever will make sense to YOUR
> > way of thinking.  For some of us, "disorganized" actually works! My
> > problem is that I get these great flashes of inspiration, but they only
> > add another subsystem--I don't have the patience to go back and change
all
> > those old "x" or "/" or whatever else I used before, so have a mishmash
of
> > things. My brain is like that desk piled with 3 feet of crap--and
> > thankfully, I can usually remember right where to find everything.
> >
> > jeanne
> >
>
>

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