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Offline BumbleB

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Re: Decipher old short hand postcard from 1906?
« Reply #9 on: Thursday 24 April 14 16:40 BST (UK) »
Blimey it is so long since I did shorthand, and I did New Era to make it worse.  I wasn't sure about "off sick" - would it have been a usual 'abbreviation'?  Plus I can't remember which side of the "k" stroke would have the "i" dot - my initial thought was that the word ended in "ky"  And Mr Google isn't being much help at the moment - I gave away my shorthand books to my daughter a long time ago.

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« Reply #10 on: Thursday 24 April 14 17:36 BST (UK) »
I know I keep saying to the effect that I thought that, but I did think that word ended in "ky".  But placing it will the previous word, ill, I worked it out as being off sick.

But I now think it could be a person's name - which would fit with the sentence that follows it about having to do the week all by herself. 

So nice to meet a fellow "ex Shorthand writer" .  I too gave my old shorthand books away many years ago. But I have found this fun!

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Re: Decipher old short hand postcard from 1906?
« Reply #11 on: Thursday 24 April 14 17:44 BST (UK) »
Fun  :o :o  Yes, I do agree.  I probably gave up shorthand, except for my own notes (and most of those I couldn't decipher afterwards) in about 1996.

And I think you're right about the word possibly being a name, which would make sense.

Let's hope we have helped, and not hindered, peternoyce  :-*
Transcriptions and NBI are merely finding aids.  They are NOT a substitute for original record entries.
Remember - "They'll be found when they want to be found" !!!
If you don't ask the question, you won't get an answer.
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Archbell - anywhere, any date
Kendall - WRY
Milner - WRY
Appleyard - WRY

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« Reply #12 on: Thursday 24 April 14 18:07 BST (UK) »
Sounds as if you're a spring chicken compared to me Bumble!  I gave up shorthand many years earlier than you!  But it has been nice to exchange ideas with you.  Hope we get the chance to do so again.

And I am sure we have helped, rather than hindered petermoyce.

Enjoy the rest of the evening.

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Re: Decipher old short hand postcard from 1906?
« Reply #13 on: Thursday 24 April 14 19:49 BST (UK) »
Main thing is - we're still here, still causing chaos, and possibly not caring too much   :o  :o

Yes, I do hope we have helped  ;D
Transcriptions and NBI are merely finding aids.  They are NOT a substitute for original record entries.
Remember - "They'll be found when they want to be found" !!!
If you don't ask the question, you won't get an answer.
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Archbell - anywhere, any date
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Re: Decipher old short hand postcard from 1906?
« Reply #14 on: Sunday 27 April 14 10:17 BST (UK) »
Yes you have both helped a great deal! Thank you very much indeed and I hope you enjoyed working it out!! Just looked like squiggles to my untrained eye! Nice to know what it all meant after 108 years. Mystery solved!

Pete

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