HAY

There are two versions of stroke Hay: Upward and Downward

(A) Downward Hay

Downward Hay is used when it is the only consonant:
 

hi/high hay/hey ho/hoe he aha hue/hew/Hugh

Derivatives keep the downward Hay:
 

higher highly highway haystack

Downward Hay is used before K and G, as it makes a clear angle:
 

hack hike hook hag hug

(B) Upward Hay

Upward Hay is used when there is more than one consonant sound. This can be either another stroke or a final attachment such as Circle S. It is the more commonly used version.

As seen with strokes Way, Yay and Ray, the upward Hay is steepened slightly when followed by a straight downstroke, so that their bases are reasonably level. Alone or with other strokes following, the upward Hay can be written more shallowly, which is quicker to write.

A first place vowel goes at the bottom, just outside the circle part, as that is where the stroke starts:
 

haze hose/hoes highs house hues/hews/Hugh's
 

happy hope heap hobby hub hotel
 

hide head hid hatch hitch hedge
 

huffy heavy heath hazy hush
 

honey hang hasten hosing housing
 

Hazel hostel history horrid hurried

Harry hurry hairy hero harass

(C) Medial

Both upward and downward Hay can be used in the middle of an outline. The direction of the Hay is whichever makes the clearest outline.

It is written so that it looks the same as when it is alone, i.e. the circle must be on the correct side, and it does not change sides like a medial Circle S sometimes does. Medial Hay is the only time when there is a sharp change of direction, as this is usually avoided in all other outlines.

Downward:
 

mayhem Mayhew mahogany farmhouse
 

anyhow nohow/knowhow cohere

Compare the above Hay outlines with the Circle S in these:

message, any such

Upward:
 

heading subheading, hood boyhood
 

house boathouse, heavy Jehovah

hang rehang, house rehouse, hash rehash

Compare the Circle S in these: risers razors resource research

In the following, Ray is used to continue the direction of the line, even though there is no vowel after it, in order to gain a fast and clear outline, and continued in the derivatives:
 

adhere adhered abhor abhorrence

rehire rehearse rehearsal*

* The four upstrokes are unavoidable, so they should all be written at a very shallow slope
 

In these two compound words, the Hay keeps its original direction:

ad hoc, boo-hoo

(D) Tick Hay

Tick Hay is a shortened version of downward Hay, reduced to just the lower part. It is written before M, downward L and Ar, producing a clear angle. Tick Hay is only used at the beginning of an outline:
 

ham* home hum hymn whom

* The vowel sign is written outside of the tick
 

hello* hall/haul* hole/whole hill heel/heal heeled/healed

* The vowel sign is written outside of the tick

hold/holed holiday health healthy help
 

hire hair/hare her herself
 

here hereby herb harm harmless

Mnemonic for when to use Tick Hay: HoMeLieR

Although Tick Hay is not used in the middle of an outline, it can occur within a phrase.
 

for her, to her, for whom

The above phrases are clearer with the vowels inserted, compare "for the year, to the year"

Dot Hay

It is not always convenient or possible to write a Hay stroke medially and in these cases it is represented by writing a thin dot close to the sign for the vowel that follows the H sound. Most of these are compound words, where the originals would be written according to the normal rules for Hay.

Dot Hay is a thin dot, written on the outside of a dot vowel (the side away from the stroke):
 

uphill unhealthy mishap exhale exhume

It is written to the first side of a dash vowel or diphthong, as the Hay sound is spoken before the vowel sound:
 

likelihood livelihood household leasehold

armhole, town hall, fishhook

The vowels either side of the H sound remain with their respective strokes, regardless of whether they are first, second or third place ones:
 

nappy unhappy

Dot Hay is never used at the beginning or end of an outline:
 

Soho Idaho Hawaii ha-ha hey-ho (heigh-ho)

Distinguishing Outlines
 

hardy hearty

Note the difference between these two, "higher" is a derivative and deemed to be two syllables, therefore has a diphthong:

hire higher

(E) Short Forms

"He" in the middle or end of phrases is shown by a short thick vertical sign:
 

if he will, I think he, we think he is,

"He" at the beginning of a phrase is written as a full outline, using Downward Hay:
 

he will, he may have, he can be, he is/he has*, he is the/he has the*

* As these are phrases, the circle is a separate word, so does not affect the direction of the Hay stroke

Phrases

Stroke P is used for "hope" in phrases:
 

I hope, I hope you will, we hope, we hope they will, we hope you are

The vertical sign for phrased "he" and the short form "and" are the only short forms whose sign does not match the vowel.

Reminder: the short form "who" is written downwards at an angle, and can be used at the beginning of a phrase:
 

who will, for who will compare he will, if he will

SUMMARY

• Downward Hay if it is the only consonant

• Downward Hay before K G

• Upward Hay for all other uses

• In the middle of an outline, Upward or Downward Hay is used, whichever is clearer

• Tick Hay is a shortened form of Downward Hay and used before M L Ar

• Dot Hay used in the middle of an outline where other forms are not possible

EXTRA VOCABULARY

haw Howe ahoy highness highroad
 

hock hake hick hog Haig
 

hype hop hip hoop hob Hannah
 

Hattie hood heed hussy hasp hasty
 

hinge hoary hurrah hooray harangue
 

unhook backhoe cohesive Omaha
 

Shanghai Sahara behead babyhood rehab
 

hem hammock hollow hull howl
 

holy/holey wholly howl hellish
 

hauled hollowed hulled howled

Hilda harp harmony haemorrhage
 

molehill sinkhole manhood

rocking-horse storehouse wash-house

eating-house ice-house hobby-horse sparrow-hawk

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