327. In some special cases proximity indicates merely the omission of of, as in the phrase kingdom of God. In the Graham system of is very frequently thus indicated.

"con" or "com" expressed by proximity.

328. When a word beginning with con or com occurs in the midst of a phrase, the dot ordinarily used to express these prefixes may be omitted and its absence supplied by writing the remainder of the word close to and, if convenient, underneath the last stroke of the preceding word.

Illustrations: you must confess

in conjunction

The position underneath, rather than alongside

of, the preceding stroke, will avoid the possibility of conflict between con-m and of the, both being expressed by proximity. Thus, many confessions

and common

consent

are better than

and

Exercise

329. In the following phrases, con or com is to be expressed by proximity:

another (con)jecture another (con)tention another (con)tinent by (com)parison

by (com)pulsion daily (com)fort daily (con)duct dark (com)plexion

I am (com)pelled

I am (com)plaining

I am (con)fident

I am (con)scious

I am (con)tent

I may (com)plain

I may (con)fess

important (con)cession

important (con)vocation

in (com)petition

in (con)elusion

in (con)junction

in (connection

in (con)tempt

in (con)templation

in the (com)position

in the (con)ference

just (com)plaint

just (con)demnation many (com)plaints many (com)plications my (com)position my (con)ception my (con) demnation my (con)jecture my (con)science my (con)tention my (con)test my (con)trol no (com)petition no (con)ception no (con)cern no (con)trol some (com)promise some (con)ception some compassion

"con" or "com" implied.

330. If the word beginning with con or com is, when standing alone, written habitually without the initial dot, the con or com need not be indicated in a phrase; the ordinary outline may be freely joined to the preceding word. Strictly speaking, this is a case, not of "proximity," but of "implication."*

"a con," "and com," etc.

331. The initial a tick, disjoined, may be written (either perpendicularly or horizontally, according to convenience), in the place ordinarily occupied by the con dot, to express a con, a com, and con or and com. Illustrations: a contemptible

a contention

a connection

*See Paragraph 126.

and connected

As already explained,

the word following the initial a tick is always written in its normal place, and the position of the tick is accommodated thereto. Thus we write and confine

and

conduce

332. Of the two allowable directions of the a tick, that one should be chosen, as shown in the preceding examples, which varies most from the direction of the stroke to which it is prefixed.

Exercise

333. In the following phrases, a con, a com, and con or and com should be expressed by a horizontal tick, disjoined:

a (com)batant a (com)edy a (com)fortable a (comm)ittee a (comm)itment a (comm)odity a (comm)utation a (com)pact a (com)panion a (com)parison a (com)patriot a (com)pendium a (com)petition a (com)petitor a (com) pilation

a (com)plaint a (com)plex a (com)plexity a (com)plication a (com)plicity a (com)ponent a (com)posite a (com)position a (com)pound a (comprehension a (com)prehensive a (com)pression a (com)promise a (con)ceit a (con)ception

a (con)demnation a (con)demned a (con)densation a (con)densed a (con)descension a (con)ductor a (con)nection a (con) federate a (con)fessed a (con)fession a (con)fident a (con)fidential a (con)fined a (con)fiscation a (con)flict a (con)jecture a (con)jugation a (con)junction a (con)science a (con)scious a (con)sciousness a (con)spiracy a (con)stancy a (con)straint a (con)tact a (con)tagion a (con)tagious a (con)templation a (con)temporary a (con)tention a (con)solation a (con)test a (con)tinued a (con)tinent a (con) tract a (con)traction a (con)tractor

a (con)trast a (con)trary a (con)trivance a (con)vergence a (con)version a (con)vert a (con)vex a (con)vexity a (con)veyance a (con)vict a (con)vocation and (com)passion and (com)pel and (com)pensate and (com)plete and (com)pile and (com)plain and (com)plex and (com)plicate and (com) plicity and (com)posedly and (com)promise and (con)cede and (con)cise and (con)demn and (con)dense and (con) descend and (con)duct and (con)fess and (con)fessed and (con)fidence and (con)fine and (con)fiscate and (con)flict and (con)jecture and (con)join and (con)scious

and (con)spire and (con)strain and (con)straint and (con)tagious and (con)tain and (con)taminate and (con)template and (con)tend and (con)test

and (con)tract

and (con)trary

and (con)trast

and (con)verge

and (con)verse

and (con)vey

and (con)vict

and (con)vince

and (con)voke

334. In the following phrases a con, a com, and con or and com should be expressed by a perpendicular tick disjoined:

a (comm)and a (comm)ander a (comm)encement a (comm)endation a (comm)ensurate a (comm)ent a (comm)entary a (con)cave a (con)centration a (con)clave a (con)clusion a (con)clusive a (con)cordance a (con) course a (con)crete a (con)currence a (con)cussion a (con)gratulation

a (con)gregation a (conn)ection a (con)quest a (con)secration a (con)sensus a (con)sonant a (con)summation and (comm)and and (comm)ence and (comm)ent and (con)cave and (con)centrate and (con)cur and (con) gratulate and (con)gregate and (conn)nect and (con)quer and (con)secrate

"I con," "he con," etc.

335. By a logical extension of the principle followed in the expression of a con, and con, etc., we may write I, he, is, his, as, has in the place of the "con dot" to express I con or I com, he con or he com, is con or is com, his con or his com,

as con or as com, has con or has com. Illustrations: I contend

he commences

is continued

as connected or has connected

* In these cases

the prefixed sign retains its ordinary position.

Exercise

336. In accordance with the instruction just given, write the following:

he (com)pels he (com)poses he (com)prehends he (com)prises he (con)cedes he (con)curs he (con)demns he (con)ducts he (con)fesses he (con)tests he (con)veys he (con)victs his (com)pany his (com)pilation his (com)plexion his (com)plication his (com)plicity his (com)prehension his (com)promise his (con)demnation

*The use of the circle in this way does not entail any danger of con flict with the prefix self-con.

his (con)duct his (con)fession his (con)tempt his (con)test his (con)trol his (con)viction I (com)pel I (com) pose I (com)prehend I (con)cede I (con)cur I (con)demn I (con)duct I (con)fess I (con)jecture

I (con) test I (con)vey I (con)vict is (com)pelled is (com)plicated is (com)posed is (com)prehended is (com)prised is (con)cealed is (con)demned is (con)ducted is (con)fessed is (con)tested is (con)veyed is (con)victed