Blended Consonants

     133.  When two straight lines for an obtuse or blunt angle, the natural tendency of the hand is to slur the angle and allow the lines to form a curve, thus:

     134.  The -nt blend is an upward curve, corresponding in length to the sign for f; the -mt, -md blend is an upward curve, corresponding in length to v.  The n or m governs the length of the curve; the curve containing m naturally is longer.  At the beginning of words, short e and short i are omitted before these blends, as in entry, empty, induce, etc.

135.  Word Drill

     136.  The Ld Combination.  The combination ld is expressed by giving l a swinging upward turn at the finish:

137.  Days and Months

138. Brief Forms for Common Words

139.  Reading and Dictation Practice

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