508. The large final hook on the consonant strokes ith and the is theoretically a shun hook; but as such it is useless, there being no word in the English language which

calls for the use of such a hook upon these two strokes.

Hence some authors (including Graham, but not Benn Pitman) treat the large final hook in these two cases as an

f-v hook, and utilize it to represent of on ith, and have on

the, thus obtaining the useful phrases think of.

and they have

which become still further useful

in their various combinations, as I think of another

they have never been

Exercise

509. The following exercise has been prepared for the use of those who wish to introduce into their practice this method of representing of and have:

I think of

I think of answering

I think of his

I will think of another

I will think of his

I will think of nobody

I will think of no such

thing we think of we think of answering we think of doing we think of going we think of nothing

we think of objecting when you (inverted) think

of will they think of they have they have a they have another they have attempted they have become they have done they have had they have enough they have finished

they have found they have information they have no knowledge they have nothing will they have time(t, m) will they have known as soon as they have

as soon as they have

enough they will have they will have no time

(tm) they will have another

chance

510. In analogy with which ought to have

etc., (see Paragraph 486), we may write they ought to have

and in analogy with which would have

etc.,

(see Paragraph 488), we may write they would have

Exercise

511. Write the following:

they ought to have

they ought to have another

they ought to have been

they ought to have enjoyed

they ought to have information

they ought to have insisted

they ought to have seen

they would have

they would have a

they would have answered

they would have denied they would have done they would have entered they would have finished they would have gone they would have kept they would have known they would have no such they would have nothing they would have notice they would have seen they would have taken

"V" Hook On Ticks.

512. The attaching of the f-v hook to tick word-signs (as taught by Mr. Graham) to express have or of, as in the phrases all of., to have, has been fully explained in Paragraphs 234, 237.