Phrases

Barb DeWitt

This drill offers one-stroke stenography phrases, but you don't have to use the
brief form.  You can write them out in any fashion approved by your stenography theory.

Your goal is to write with rhythm and clarity. 

Use the correct outline. Memorization of the steno outlines is more than half of the battle.

You must allow yourself an appropriate amount of time to learn a phrase.  At first, you may be slow.  Eventually, you must be able to write proficiently and quickly. 

For example, "at least" is a great phrase if you can write it fast. But if it takes you two strokes worth of time to write it, then you would be better off abandoning the phrase.

If you don't save time, the phrase is worthless.

Get ready. . . . .

Get set. . . . .

Go. . . . .


about how much
about how long
as a matter of fact
as a matter of law
as a result
as far as
as follows
as I understand
as long as
as much
as much as
as well as
as you were
 at all times
at a time
at least
at no time
at once
at that particular time
at the present time
at the same time
at this particular time

because of the
bear in mind
because of
because of the
beyond a reasonable doubt
beyond all reasonable doubt

beyond every reasonable doubt

beyond reasonable doubt
billion dollar
billion dollars

call your attention
can be
can believe
can feel
can have
can have been
can I have
can I recall
can I recollect
can I remember
can I want
can you believe
can you feel
can you recollect
can you remember
can you understand
can you want
cross examination
cross examine
coud recollect
ould have recalled
could have had
could have believed
could be
could believe
could feel
could have
could have been
could want

day or night
defendant's exhibit
did he believe
did he feel
did he recall
did he recollect
did he understand
did I believe
did I feel
did I have
did I recalll
did I recollect
did I remember
did I understand
did I want
did you recall
did you recollect
did you remember
did you understand
did you want
direct examination
do I believe
do I feel
do I have
do I recall
do I recollect
do I remember
do I understand
do I want
do you believe
do you ever
do you feel
do you have
d you recall
do you recollect
do you remember
do you think
do you understand
do you want
does he believe
does he feel
does he have
does he  recall
does he recollect
does he remember
do you think
do you understand
do you want
does he believe
des he feel
does he have
does he recall
does he recollect
does he remember
does he  understand
does he want
during the

for the record
from the
from the hospital
from time to time

gentlemen of the jury
Gentlemen of the Jury
grand jury
Grand Jury
had been
had felt
had had
had recalled
had recollected
had remembered
has been
has felt
have been
have been had
have felt
have had
have recalled
have recollected
have remembered
have the
have you been
have you ever
have you ever been
have you had
he believed
he believes
he could
he feels
he felt
he recalled
he recalls
he recollected
he recollects
he remembered
he remembers
he should
he understand
he understands
he wanted
he wants
he was
how about
how can
how could
how large
how late
how long
how many
how much
how often
how shall
how should
how was
hundred dollar
hundred dollars

I believe
I believed
I believe so
I can't be
I can't believe
I can't feel
I can't go
I can't have
I can't have been
I can't have had
I can't imagine
I can't recall
I don't recollect
I can't remember
I can't say
I can't think
I can't understand
I can't want
I could
I didn't believe
I didn't believe so
I didn't do
I didn't feel
I didn't go
I didn't have
I didn't know
I didn't mean
I didn't recall
I didn't recollect
I didn't remember
I didn't say
I didn't think
I didn't think so
I didn't understand
I didn't want
I don't ever
I do not
I don't believe
I don't believe so
I don't feel
I don't go
I don't have
I don't know
I don't mean
I don't recall
I don't recollect
I don't remember
I don't say
I don't think
I don't think so
I don't understand
I don't want
I feel
I felt
I have
I have been
I have believed
I have had
I recall
I recalled
I remember
I remembered
I should
I understand
I want
I wanted
I was
I would
I would say
if he believed
if he believes
if he can
if he could
if he feels
if he felt
if he recalls
if he recollects
if he remembers
if he should
if he wanted
if he wants
if he was
if I believe
if I believed
if I can
if I could
if I feel
if I felt
if I recall
if I recollect
if I want
i I wanted
if I was
if I were
if the
if you believe
if you believed
if you feel
if you felt
if you have
if you recollect
if you remember
if you should
if you want
if you wanted
if you were
if you would
in addition
in each
in effect
in evidence
in fact
in my opinion
in other words
in order
in order to
in our opinion
in reference
in regard
in respect
in spite of
in the
in the hospital
in you opinion
in your own words
is that
is that a fact
is that correct
is that correct?
is that all
is that right
is that the
is that your
is the
is there
is this
is to be
it can
it cannot
it could
it feels
it felt
it had
it is
it recalled
it recalls
it shall
it should
it was
it were
it will
it would
it would be
it would have
it would have been
it would have had

just a minute
just a moment
just a second

ladies and gentlemen
Ladies and Gentlemen
ladies and gentlemen of the jury
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury
ladies of the jury
Ladies of the Jury
law enforcement officer
law office
law officer
left-hand side
left side

mark for identification
marked for identification
may feel
may have
may have been
may have had
may not
may recall
may recollect
may remember
may understand
may want
members of the jury
Members of the Jury
might be
might have
might have been
miles an hour
miles per hour
million dollar
million dollars
must believe
must have
must have been
must have believed
must have had
must have recalled
must have recollected
must have remembered
must recall
must remember
must understand
must want

no, ma'am
no, sir

of course
of the

pass the grits
place of business
place of employment
Plaintiff's Exhibit
Plaintiffs' Exhibit
please state your name
point of law
point of view
police officer
police station
preponderance of evidence
preponderance of the evidence
preponderance of all the evidence

recross examination
redirect examination
referring to
right-hand side
right side
right lane
right or wrong

shall be
shall believe
shall feel
shall have
shall have been
shall have had
shall recall
shall recollect
shall remember
shall understand
shall want
she believed
she believes
she can
she cannot
she could
she feels
she felt
she recalled
she recalls
she recollected
she recollects
she remembered
she remembers
she shall
she should
she understand
she understands
she wanted
she wants
she was
she would
should be
should believe
should feel
should have
should have been
should have believed
should have had
should have recalled
should have recollected
should have remembered
should have wanted
should recall
should recollect
should remember
should understand
should want
so far as
so he believed
so he believes
so he feels
so he felt
so he recalled
so he recalls
so he remembered
so he remembers
so he should
so he understands
so he wanted
so he wants
so he was
so I believe
so I believed
so I can
so I could
so I feel
so I felt
so I have
so I have been
so I have had
so I recall
so I recalled
so I recollect
s I recollected
so I remember
so I remembered
so I shall
so I should
so I understand
so I want
so I wanted
so I was
so much
so you believe
so you believed
so you can
so you could
so you feel
so you felt
so you have
so you have been
so you have had
so you recall
so you recalled
so you recollect
so you recollected
so you remember
so you remembered
so you shall
so you should
so you want
so you wanted
so you were
state of mind
state your full name
state your name
such as

that are
that can
that cannot
that could
that have been
that he believed
that he believes
that he can
that he could
that he feels
that he felt
that he knows
that he means
that he recalled
that he recalls
that he recollected
that he recollects
that he remembered
that he remembers
that he shall
that he should
that he understand
that he understands
that he wanted
that he wants
that he was
that he would
that he would say
that I believe
that I believed
that I can
that I could
that I feel
that I felt
that I know
that I recall
that I recalled
that I recollect
that I recollected
that I remember
that I remembered
that I shall
that I should
that I understand
that I want
that I wanted
that I was
that I would
that I would say
that is that is all
that is correct
that is right
that shall
that should
that the
that was
that were
that will
that would
that you are
that you believe
that you believed
that you can
that you could
that you feel
that you felt
that you have
that you know
that you mean
that you recall
that you recalled
that you recollect
that you recollected
that you remember
that you remembered
that you shall
that you should
that you understand
that you want
that you wanted
that you were
that you would
that you would say
the president
the President
the record
there are
there can
there could
there had
there have
there have been
there is
there shall
there should
there was
there were
there will
there would
they believe
they believed
they can
they cannot
they could
they ever
they feel
they felt
they have
they have been
they have believed
they recall
they recalled
they recollect
they recollected
they shall
they should
they understand
they want
they wanted
they were
they will
they would
this be
this can
this cannot
this could
this is
this shall
this should
this was
this were
this will
this would
thousand dollar
thousand dollars
to be
to believe
to feel
to have
to have been
to have believed
to have had
to have recalled
to have remembered
to have wanted
to recall
to understand
to want
to your knowledge
too large
too long
too many
too much
too often
trillion dollar
trillion dollars

United Nations
United States
until the

vice president
Vice President
voir dire
we are
we believe
we believed
we can
we cannot
we could
we feel
we felt
we have
we have been
we have believed
we recall
we recalled
we recollect
we recollected
we remember
we remembered
we shall
we should
we think
we understand
we were
what about
what are
what happened
what happens
what have
what he
what he believed
what he believes
what he can
what he cannot
what he could
what he feels
what he felt
what he had
what h e is
what he knows
what he recalled
what he recalls
what he recollected
what he recollects
what he remembered
what he remembers
what he shall
what he should
what he thinks
what he understands
what he wanted
what he wants
what he was
what he will
what he would
what I am
what I believe
what I believed
what I can
what I cannot
what I could
what I feel
what I felt
what I have
what I have been
what I have had
what I know
what I recall
what I recalled
what I recollect
what I recollected
what I remember
what I remembered
what I shall
what I should
what I think
what I understand
what I understood
what I want
what I wanted
what I was
what I would
what is
what shall
what should
what the
what was
what were
what will
what would
what you
what you are
what you believe
what you believed
what you can
what you cannot
what you could
what you feel
what you felt
what you had
what you have
what you have been
what you have had
what you know
what you recall
what you recalled
what you recollect
what you recollected
what you remember
what you remembered
what you shall
what you should
what you think
what you understand
what you understood
what you want
what you wanted
what you were
what you will
what you would
when are
when can
when could
when had
when have
when he
when he believed
when he believes
when he can
when he cannot
when he could
when he feels
when he felt
when he had
when he is
when he recalled
when he recalls
when he recollected
when he recollects
when he remembered
when he remembers
when he says
when he shall
when he should
when he understands
when he wanted
when he wants
when he was
when he will
when I believe
when I believed
when I can
when I cannot
when I could
when I feel
when I felt
when I had
when I have been
when I have had
when I know
when I recollect
when I recollected
when I remember
when I remembered
when I shall
when I should
when I understand
when I want
when I wanted
when I was
when I will
when I would
when is
when shall
when should
when the
when was
when were
when will
when would
when you
when you are
when you believe
when you believed
when you can
when you cannot
when you could
when you feel
when you felt
when you had
when you have
when you have been
when you have had
when you know
when you recall
when you recalled
when you recollect
when you recollected
when you remember
when you remembered
when you say
when you should
when you understand
when you want
when you wanted
when you were
when you will
when you would
where are
where can
where could
where do you reside
where have
where he believed
where he believes
where he feels
where he felt
where he had
where he is
where he recalled
where he recalls
where he recollected
where he recollects
where he remembered
where he remembers
where he says
where he shall
where he should
where he understands
where he wanted
where he wants
where he was
where he will
where he would
where I am
where I believe
where I believed
where I can
where I cannot
where I could
where I feel
where I felt
where I had
where I have
where I have been
where I have had
where I recall
where I recalled
where I recollect
where I recollected
where I remember
where I remembered
where I shall
where I should
where I understand
where I want
where I wanted
where I was
where I will
where I would
where is
where shall
where should
where the
where was
where were
where will
where would
where you are
where you believe
where you believed
where you can
where you cannot
where you could
where you feel
where you felt
where you had
where you have
where you have been
where you have had
where you know
where you recall
where you recalled
where you recollect
where you recollected
where you remember
where you remembered
where you say
where you shall
where you should
where you understand
where you want
where you wanted
where you were
where you will
where you would
whether he
whether he believed
whether he believes
whether he can
whether he cannot
whether he could
whether he ever
whether he feels
whether he felt
whether he had
whether he happened
whether he is
whether he knows
whether he recalled
whether he recalls
whether he recollected
whether he recollects
whether he remembered
whether he remembers
whether he says
whether he shall
whether he should
whether he thinks
whether he understands
whether he wanted
whether he wants
whether he was
whether he will
whether he will go
whether he would
whether I am
whether I believe
whether I believed
whether I can
whether I cannot
whether I could
whether I ever
whether I feel
whether I felt
whether I h ad
whether I have
whether I have been
whether I have had
whether I recall
whether I recalled
whether I recollect
whether I recollected
whether I remember
whether I remembered
whether I say
whether I shall
whether I should
whether I understand
whether I want
whether I wanted
whether I was
whether I will
whether I would
whether or not
whether the
whether you
whether you are
whether you believe
whether you believed
whether you can
whether you cannot
whether you could
whether you feel
whether you felt
whether you had
whether you have
whether you have been
whether you have had
whether you know
whether you recall
whether you recalled
whether you recollect
whether you recollected
whether you remember
whether you remembered
whether you say
whether you shall
whether you understand
whether you want
whether you wanted
whether you were
whether you will
whether you would
which are
which can
which cannot
which could
which had
which happened
which have
which have been
which have had
which he
which he believed
which he believes
which he feels
which he felt
which he had
which he is
which he knows
which he recalled
which he recalls
which he recollected
which he recollects
which he remembered
which he remembers
which he shall
which he should
which he understands
which he understood
which he wanted
which he wants
which he was
which he will
which he would
which I am
which I believe
which I believed
which I could
which I feel
which I felt
which cannot
which could
which had
which happened
which have
which have been
which have had
which he
which he believed
which he believes
which he feels
which he felt
which he had
which he is
which he knows
which he recalled
which he recalls
which he recollected
which he recollects
which he remembers
which he shall
which he should
which he understands
which he understood
which he wanted
which he wants
which he was
which he will
which he would
which I am
which I believe
which I believed
which I could
which I feel
which I felt
which I had
which I have
which I have been
which I have had
which I recall
which I recalled
which I recollect
which I recollected
which I remember
which I remembered
which I say
which I shall
which I should
which I understand
which I want
which I wanted
which I was
which is
which shall
which should
which the
which was
which were
which will
which would
which you
which you are
which you believe
which you believed
which you feel
which you felt
which you have
which you have been
which you have had
which you know
which you recollect
which you recollected
which you remember
which you remembered
which you say
which you shall
which you should
which you understand
which you understood
which you want
which you wanted
which you were
which you will
which you would
who believe
who believed
who believes
who can
who cannot
who could
who feel
who feels
who felt
who h ad
who have
who have been
who have had
who he wanted
who he wants
who is
who I want
who I wanted
who recollect
who recollected
who recollects
who remember
who remembered
who remembers
who shall
who should
who think
who thinks
who understand
who understands
who want
who wanted
who wants
who was
who were
who would
who you want
who you wanted
will be
will believe
will have
will have been
will have had
will recall
will recollect
will remember
will the
will want
with reference]
with regard
with respect
with the
would be
would believe
would feel
would have
would have believed
would have been
would have had
would have recalled
would have recollected
would have remembered
would recall
would recollect
would remember
would want

yes, ma'am
yes, sir
you believe
you believe so
you believed
you can
you cannot
you could
you feel
you have been
you have believed
you recall
you recalled
you recollect
you recollected
you remember
you remembered
you shall
you should
you think
you think so
you want
you wanted
you were
you would
your Honor


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