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This document provides an introduction to the basics of writing and reading Teeline shorthand. It outlines three general rules for writing Teeline characters: 1) Preserving the size and shape of letters, with some being smaller than others, 2) Taking careful note of the writing position of each character as being on, above, or through the writing line, and 3) Forming outlines by joining letters together as in normal writing, with no linking devices between letters. The document then states that it will look at the Teeline consonants starting with the letters B to M, with descriptions of the first ten consonants and hints on how to join them to form words.

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Tee Line

This document provides an introduction to the basics of writing and reading Teeline shorthand. It outlines three general rules for writing Teeline characters: 1) Preserving the size and shape of letters, with some being smaller than others, 2) Taking careful note of the writing position of each character as being on, above, or through the writing line, and 3) Forming outlines by joining letters together as in normal writing, with no linking devices between letters. The document then states that it will look at the Teeline consonants starting with the letters B to M, with descriptions of the first ten consonants and hints on how to join them to form words.

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Unit 1 The basics of

w r i t i n g a n d reading Teeline
The Teeline alphabet
Units 1, 2 and 3 contain a full list of the Teeline
characters, with notes on howto write them and join
them to other characters to form outlines. Note
thefollowing general rules before you go on.
1.
It is important to preserve the size and shape of
the letters. Someletters are smaller than others. For
example, C must be written abouthalf the size of a
full-sized letter, as it has a similar shape to L and
thetwo would be difficult to distinguish if written the
same size.
2.
Take careful note of the writing position for
each character. Thismight be:

on the writing line

above the writing line


through the writing lineIt is important to write the
first letter of a word in its proper position, andfor
this reason you should use lined paper. Full-sized
vertical letters (e.g.B, H and L) must stand on the
writing line, although small letters (e.g. Cand K) or
horizontal letters (e.g. M) may be written higher so
that thefollowing letter can stand in its correct
position. A word beginning with aD must start on
the line to distinguish it from a word beginning with
T,which has the same shape but is written above the
line. Some letters (e.g.G and J) are written through
the line at the beginning of a word. However,when a
letter is not the first in a word, its position is
normally determinedby the preceding letter.
3.
Teeline outlines are formed by joining letters
together as in normalwriting. However, there are no
linking devices, as in joined-upwriting to ensure
that letters appear side by side on the line. The
firstletter is written and the next letter is joined to it
at the point youcompleted the first letter. Because
of the shape of certain letters, thismeans that some

words flow down the page rather than along


thewriting line. You will soon get used to this
remember that Teeline iswritten, and read, from left
to right and from top to bottom.First, we shall look
at the Teeline consonants, starting with the letters B
to M.
Consonants B to M
There follows a description of the first ten Teeline
consonants and hints onhow to join them to other
consonants. Copy the examples to get the feel
of how Teeline words are formed.
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