The Gregg Group was founded 22 May 2004, prompted by the lack of online shorthand resources. As the primary use for shorthand — business and legal recording — has waned in recent decades, we generally acclaim the skill as a hobby or personal tool. The purpose of the group is to promote the use of Gregg systems of shorthand by providing advice to beginners, support for students, and an association of users of this efficient, attractive, and enjoyable method of writing.
This essay by Benjamin Franklin was written in Pre-anniversary Gregg and appeared in the December 1921 issue of The Gregg Writer.
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One outline I couldn't make out until I looked up the original — 'fineries' at top of page 3. The structure is actually f – i – n – reverse e – e on the other side of the n – left s at an angle to e to its right! This form is a bit of finery itself!
Also I had trouble with 'n-e-ss-s' which is just the antiquated 'necessaries' handled in a straightforward way.
A word-sign to the wise…
Now you can write "refinery", "stationary", "gunnery", etc. However, the pattern is not applied consistently, for example "machinery", "nunnery", "scenery", "binary", "dictionary", "canary", "cautionary", "culinary", "disciplinary", etc., are written with the -re. I personally prefer writing everything with the -re because it's easier for the plural.
Consistency be damned!
Let's not forget the mess the word "batteries" creates, again, with that akward backward S.
Okay, I've checked every index and special vocabulary on my bookshelf and I give up!
How indeed do you write the plural for "battery" and words like it? :-/
Never mind. I forgot to check The Vocabulary of the Anniversary Manual. Page 83 of the Manual, or rather page 24 of the Key, and there's "batteries."
And that is one awkward plural!
That's parallel to the peculiar 'fineries' I noted, but with the second e jammed into an even narrower crevice. I think I agree with Carlos that indicating word endings -ery and -eries with the simpler forms r-e and r-e-s would be quicker than these…defective pretzels. (Like, a form like 'carries' has a proper pretzel.)
Plus you don't need an extra rule for it as it is written by sound, and the a or e before the -ry can be considered a minor vowel, so it is not written.