231. According to Mr. Graham there, their, they are, and occasionally other, when they cannot otherwise be-conveniently expressed in a phrase, may be denoted by a heavy tick written in the direction of b or j, as may be

most convenient, thus: since their

would there

should there

Mr. Graham adds:

"This tick may take the n or f-v hook or the circle, for the purposes for which they are used in similar cases; that is, the n hook to add own and not; the f-v hook to add have, of, -fore; the circle to add his, is, etc."

Exercise

232. In the following phrases, there or their is to be expressed by the heavy tick in the direction of b:

ought there says there since there throughout their used their (there) what there within their would there

233. In the following phrases, there or their is to be represented by the heavy tick in the direction of j:

about their about there

should there were there

with their

we were there