Both sides CH and TH

Special thanks to Scott Pierce (opens new window) for funding this lesson.

Left side CH

Since there is no C key on the layout, we substitute K and use KH for initial CH.

• KHAT: chat
• KHOP: chop
• KHART: chart

Right side CH

Words ending with the "tch" or "ch" sound are made on the right hand with -FP. It's also used if there is a homophone where the only differentiator is spelling.

• WAFP: watch
• SWAFP: swatch
• HAFP: hatch
• PWAFP: batch
• KAFP: catch
• HRAFP: latch
• TEFP: tech (spelling). You can also use TEBG (phonetic)

Left side TH

You've already learned initial TH in previous lessons as it's just TH.

• THAUT: thought

Right side TH

The first use of the asterisk for us is with final "th". Adding an asterisk to a chord with a -T in it will make a "th" sound. *T is the "th" sound.

• WRA*T: wrath
• PWA*T: bath
• PA*T: path
• TK*ET: death
• *ERT: earth
• TKA*RT: darth
• HA*T: hath
• WO*RT: worth

Briefs

Chord	Translation	Notes
HROF	love
HROFL	lovely
HR*T	although	L-TH
TOGT	together
HR-GT	altogether	L-GT

Practice

1. Translate

Write the English sentence represented by these outlines, including punctuation.

1. U SHO AULS TKO THA PW-FR AEU PWA*T TP-PL
2. -T KAT K SKP HR SKRAFP U TP-PL
3. SUFP S HROF TP-PL
4. T S AEU STREFP PWUT SHE K TKO T TP-PL
5. WE HR TKO TH AUL TOGT TP-PL
6. HR-GT WE H HROTS -F STUF TO TKO TP-PL
7. KHAT W HER TP-PL
8. S T WO*RT T TO HREF HR-R H-F
9. -T SHRO*T HAS AEU HROT -F WRA*T TP-PL
10. U R AULZ HR-BG TP-PL

Remember that if you can't figure out an outline, you can look it up in the theory dictionary.

2. Find outlines

Find steno outlines that will write these English sentences, including punctuation.

1. You crawl and crouch before you walk.
2. This patch will be stretched.
3. Etch a sketch.
4. Earth is lovely. We will always love it.
5. Will you catch the ball before it drops?
6. Check the charts, okay?