We have given, in the preceding chapters, all the principles that are essential in writing the common style of the art. Considerable increase of speed may, however, be effected by observing the following principles, which, while they are not strictly phonetic in their nature, are still so exceedingly simple and natural as to present no difficulties to the practical writer: -

Section 1. Contraction Of Vowels

1. Oo may be written for Ew after Ya, and En in words where Oo is more convenient; as in the words union, write, occupy, etc. Reading Exercise 4, line 1.

2. After En, the connecting stroke may be written for i, and the vowel omitted, as in any, many, sunny, etc. Reading Exercise 4, line 2.