UPSTROKES
 

Ell Way Yay

L is another quarter of a circle and Way and Yay are written at a shallow 30 degree angle.

There are no thick upstrokes.

A vowel before is written to the left of the stroke.
A vowel after is written to the right of the stroke.
 

ale/ail lay low laid load led/lead

elbow ledge lake locate leg

loaf love lull lush lame

lunch length fellow envelope

pale pole bell below bowl

tale/tail delay delayed dull

jail gel coal cull

goal gale mole male/mail

mull Mel weigh woe

yay/yea yo yoke/yolk yellow

Way and Yay are steepened and lengthened very slightly when they are followed by a downstroke, so that the bases of both strokes remain reasonably level:
 

web wade/weighed wed

wage wedge yep

Short Forms
 

lord we

Short form "lord" is only used for the noun or title, and not used for the personal surname.

Phrases
 

Most phrases are combinations of short forms, as these are the commonest words. Where a phrase contains a normal outline, it generally leaves out any vowel signs, as long as it is clear what the phrase says. In the examples below  "they" is not vocalised, as the short form "them" would not make sense:

we have, we do, we shall be, we shall have

In the middle or end of phrases, stroke L is used for the verb "will":
 

it will be, which will, which will have, which will be

who will, who will be, they will, they will be, they will have

The phrased L stroke is not used for the noun or a personal name, as in "He has a strong will" "This is her last will and testament" "His name is Will".

The full outline for "will" and the phrase "we will" are covered in a later lesson.

SUMMARY

• Straight upstrokes are written at a shallow angle

• A vowel before is written to the left of an upstroke

• A vowel after is written to the right of an upstroke

• Way and Yay are slightly steeper when followed by a straight downstroke

EXTRA VOCABULARY

lope elope lobe luck

loco lathe loathe loth

loam lung lunge polo

pulp bale/bail bulb bulk

bellowed belch bulge Belgium

toll dole dale delve

jello kale gull gulp

gulf mulch mellow mellowed

yellowed yuck yum yo-yo

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