Paragraph 159 on page 86 of the anniversary manual explains how to distinguish don’t from do not after a pronoun. How is “don’t” to be written without a pronoun? Is it just the do not with an apostrophe?
(by Ryan for group greggshorthand)
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Paragraph 159 on page 86 of the anniversary manual explains how to distinguish don’t from do not after a pronoun. How is “don’t” to be written without a pronoun? Is it just the do not with an apostrophe?
(by Ryan for group greggshorthand)
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I've always used d-o-n for don't with or without a pronoun.
"Do not" without the pronoun would be D-OO-N, wouldn't it? Since the DEN blend alone is "ten".
The instruction for "don't" always applies, whether with or without a pronoun.
Good point. Or use figures.
Come to think of it, I can't remember ever seeing the den blend standing alone in writing. Makes sense, since in fast writing it could be confused with than/then, or with time, if the proportion is off.
Indeed: "do not" is written in full when alone. The same happens with the word "ten": use the den blend for 10 only in phrases, and write "ten" in full as t-e-n when used alone.