47.  Word-Sign Derivatives

     In certain word-signs and a few other words the S of the genitive is joined in a special way—Namens and Hauses are examples.
     The small circle represented LICH is written, after a circle, on the other side of the consonantal stroke.  LICH, after the diphthong EI or AI, is shown by the double circle.

     48.  Word-signs may be freely joined to prefixes and to other words to form compounds.  When the joinings are not good the two parts are written close together.  The following are examples:

     MIT is represented by MI when followed by a consonant, but it is written in full if a vowel follows.

     SUB is represented by S; if followed by S it is written to form an angle with it, that is to say, the blend is not used.

     The word-sign form for WAHR is retained in compound words only when the reversing principle properly applies.  So that in such cases as wahrsagen the prefix word is written in full.

49.  The Syllable GE

50.  Phrases

     The above phrase forms are of such frequent occurrence that they should be very carefully practiced.

51.  Comparative And Superlative Adjectives

     From Paragraph 45 we already know how to write the final syllable ER.  Above are a few examples of the comparative degree of adjectives.  The superlative is represented by ST.  These syllables (ER, EST) are disjoined when following LICH.

52.  LT and LD

55.  Omission of ER

     The ER syllable is omitted.

54.  Omission of D

55.  Final IN

     The final syllable IN of (feminine) nouns is written in full, and the second N for the plural is shown by the "jog."

     56.  "Round numbers" can be written very rapidly, as follows:

57.  Days and Months

     The suffix BURG in place names and surnames is represented by B; BERG is written in full, the R practically getting lost in the writing of the G.

59.  LOS, BAR, and HEIT

     LOS is represented by L, BAR by B, HEIT by the I vowel.

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