Re: MQ question

From: Su (._at_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/08/05 

Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2005 10:55:36 -0600

"14tonks" <mail.2.14tonks@recursor.net> wrote in message
news:34a03eF48o97sU1@individual.net...
> 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.

But how do you remember all of the words phrases you have abbreviations for?
There are always subtle differences. I've read messages from people who have
IT and might set up five different "vocabularies" containing 18,000+ entries
... and they say they use them all.

I've got many of the usual abbreviations: chf, sob, ros <review of
systems>, but then I get snagged on words where they are all so close in
beginnings. What comes to mind is the "appro" series ... approximately,
appropriate ... There's a bunch of them (can't remember at this time), and I
usually try to abbreviate the ones I know I'll use the mostl

One I like, but I'm sure it's not a good idea, is putting a semicolon after
a single letter -
a; ascites
c; clamp
d; dissect
f; fatigue

For some reason, I've chosen those words as the match up.

> 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.

Now you're losing me. Yes, you're speaking clearly and concisely, but my
mind is saying, "What is this lady talking about?"

How do I explain this ... it's like the old days of learning to use a
computer. No matter how much I read about things being like a filing
cabinet, I couldn't understand the concept. Suddenly, I thought of the bible
(chapter, verse ...) and it all made sense.

> (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.

But isn't it true that you'll have to focus on the bottom of the screen to
see the available choices, so you pick the one that you want? Particularly
when you have overlapping abbreviations (i.e. "tpwt has multiple meanings).

> 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.)

I never understood what a marker key was.

Just curious ... when you started using IT, how long did it take for you to
get "up to speed?" IOW, your production reached the level that it was before
you started using it?

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