Re: If I suddenly disappear...

On Sat, 07 Jan 2006 14:00:07 +0000, Kate Dicey
<kate@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Me mum did a sekkitarial course at skule, where she learned the touch
>typing and shorthand... Mum allus said that she could write the
>shorthand fine, but never read it back... The teacher couldn't
>understand it as apparently the shorthand was perfect!

My boss has really dreadful writing and a tendency to write memos
while on the bus for me to type up later. I type half a page then get
to a squiggle I just can't decipher and have to go back and /read/
what I've typed to see if I can do guess it from context...
--
I am careful and logical and I look things up I don't understand!
When I hear people use the wrong words I get edgy! I am good with
cheese. I read books fast. I /think/! And I always have a piece
of string. That's the kind of person I am! (Pratchett, Wee Free Men)
.

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