MACHINE SHORTHAND 2

PREPARED BY: ORLAN D. TABUADA

 The following lists review how the types of words ending in –en
are written.

WORDS ENDING in chosen KHOEZ/-N driven DRIVN

–EN, -IN, -AN, -ENT, darken DARK/-N given GIVN

and -ANT kitchen KIFP/-N heaven HEVN

weaken WAEK/-N proven PRAOUVN
A. As you learned in Lesson written WRIT/-N [WRIN] seven SEVN
19, you should never end a
word with the stroke /EN. citizen SIT/ZEN
EN/ is used to begin words.
drunken DRUN/KEN
foremen FOER/MEN
regimen REJ/MEN
specimen SPES/MEN
B. Similarly, the stroke /ANT should not end a word.

If the final –ANT fits on the previous stroke, attach it (e.g., truant = TRAOUNT, not TRAOU/ANT). If the final –ANT
will not fit on the previous stroke, write it with an initial consonant on the last stroke (e.g., gallant = GAL/LANT).
Though it is safe to write –ENT on a separate stroke, it generally follows the same pattern as –ANT.

adherent AD/HAOERNT absent AB/SENT

coherent KO/HAOERNT consent KON/SENT
current KURNT consistent KON/SIS/TENT
different DIFRNT content KON/TENT
indifferent IN/DIFRNT decadent DEK/DENT
inherent IN/HERNT eminent EM/NENT
parent PARNT permanent PERM/NENT
recurrent RE/KURNT prominent PROM/NENT
stepparent STEP/PARNT resident REZ/DENT
client KLAOINT silent SAOI/LENT
compliant KOM/PLAOINT urgent UR/JENT
[KPLAOINT]
component KOM/POENT adamant AD/MANT
congruent KON/GRAOUNT blatant BLAI/TANT
defiant DE/FAOINT cognizant KOG/NI/ZANT
deponent DE/POENT constant KON/STANT
exponent EX/POENT consultant KON/SUL/TANT
fluent FLAOUNT distant DIS/TANT
giant JAOINT dominant DOM/NANT
nutrient NAOU/TRAOENT gallant GAL/LANT
[NAOU/TRENT]
proponent PRO/POENT infant IN/FANT
pursuant PUR/SAOUNT instant IN/STANT
reliant RE/LAOINT participant PAR/TIS/PANT
truant TRAOUNT relevant REL/VANT
 Words ending in the sound of SH + ENT may be written out or written as –RBT (e.g., patient = PAI/SHENT or
PAIRBT).

patient PAIRBT inefficient IN/FIRBT

impatient IM/PAIRBT deficient DE/FIRBT
inpatient IN/PAIRBT sufficient SU/FIRBT [SUF]
efficient FIRBT (brief) insufficient IN/SU/FIRBT [INSUF]
coefficient KO/FIRBT proficient PRO/FIRBT

C. Outlines should not end in the strokes /IN or /AN. These strokes are used to begin words. always include a
consonant with the –in or –an.

aspirin AS/PRIN margin MAR/JIN Mexican MEX/KAN

bulletin BUL/TIN martin MAR/TIN sultan SUL/TAN
feminine FEM/NIN toxin TOK/SIN Tarzan TAR/ZAN
glycerin GLIS/RIN vermin VER/MIN turban TUR/BAN
gremlin GREM/LIN basin BAI/SIN urban UR/BAN
Kremlin KREM/LIN cabin KAB/BIN suburban SUB/UR/BAN
napkin NAP/KIN raisin RAI/ZIN Cuban KAOU/BAN
saccharin SAK/RIN coffin KOF/FIN [KOFN] human HAOU/MAN
vitamin VAOIT/MIN robin ROB/BIN inhuman IN/HAOU/MAN
intestine SPWES/TIN satin SAT/TIN Roman ROE/MAN
The following briefs are used for words ending in –in. Learn these. They will avoid potential word boundary
conflicts.

herein HAOERN examine KP-M

therein THR-N foreign FORN
wherein WR-N imagine MAJ
within W-N origin ORJ

D. Words ending in –ance should also attach a consonant to the last stroke. ANS as a separate stroke is
only used for the word “answer.”

compliance KOM/PLAOINS [KPLAOINS] guidance GAOI/DANS [GAOINDZ]

defiance DE/FAOINS hindrance HIN/DRANS
nuance NAOUNS inductance IN/DUK/TANS
pursuance PUR/SAOUNS inheritance IN/HERT/TANS
reliance RE/LAOINS nuisance NAOU/SANS
admittance AD/MIT/TANS penance PEN/NANS
balance BAL/LANS relevance REL/VANS
distance DIS/TANS reluctance RE/LUK/TANS
disturbance DIS/TUR/BANS resistance RE/SIS/TANS
dominance DOM/NANS romance ROE/MANS
enhance EN/HANS tolerance TOL/RANS
E. It is permissible to use the strokes AN, EN, and IN, respectively, for
medial -an-, -en-, and -in- if that is the most natural way to represent
the word.

calendar KAL/EN/DAR coincide KO/IN/SAOID

disengage DIS/EN/GAIJ disinfect DIS/IN/FEKT
scavenger SKAVN/JER [SKAV/EN/JER] disinherit DIS/IN/HERT
valentine VAL/EN/TAOIN reinforce RE/IN/FORS
inanimate IN/AN/MAT reinstall RE/IN/STAUL
melancholic MEL/AN/KOL/IK reinstate RE/IN/STAIT
misanthrope MIS/AN/THROEP reinvest RE/IN/V*ES [RE/N*FS]