206. This tick is written either upward or downward, sometimes in the direction of p, but generally in the direction of chay, the effort being in each case to secure the best possible angle. Unlike the he tick, it is never used initially and never stands alone.* He and the, as final ticks, cannot be distinguished from each other except by the context, which, however, may be safely relied upon for this purpose.

Exercise

207. In the following phrases, the the tick is to be made downward:

about the according (to) the after the against the all the among the

among the many among the most because the between the been the know that the

*The phrase the first, used by some writers, seems a needless exception to an otherwise universal rule.

behind the

being the

being the means

being the most

*believe the

by the

by the many

by the means

by the most

by the way

could the

does the

for the

give the

gives the

have the

if that is the

if the

in the

in the church

in the direction

in the main

in the meantime (tm)

in the midst

in the order

in the presence

in the truth

it is the

it is not the

make the move that the mus(t) have the neither the never the nor the of the only the so that the say that the see that the shall have the should have the take the that the think the though the thus the towards the under the upon the when the whenever the where the which is the with the without the would be the would have the

Exercise

208. In the following phrases, the is to be made upward:

at the

at the end

at the time (tm) before the

*The best form for believe is bl2. A final hook is unnecessary for legibility and prevents the formation of many useful phrases.

beyond the but the by which the do the during the even the from the had the into the into the world* over the world say the see the so the than the there the through the throughout the under which the until the unto the was the what the whether the which the which was the why the would the