SHUN HOOKS 2 - LARGE & SMALL SHUN HOOKS

LARGE SHUN HOOK Continued

(A) Ing

Use stroke Ing where it is able to join, and Dot Ing otherwise:

Stroke Ing: fashioning motioning auditioning
 

petitioning stationing captioning
 

Dot Ing: actioning vacationing cautioning
 

mentioning pensioning functioning*

* Omits the lightly-sounded K

(B) Halving

A stroke with Shun Hook can be halved. The halving is read last, the same as with N Hook:
 

stationed, cautioned cushioned fashioned envisioned motioned functioned

Stroke Ish is used where halving is not possible:
 

mentioned pensioned tensioned intentioned sanctioned*

* Omits the lightly-sounded K; the presence of the Circle S would make halving unclear

(C) Shun Hook not used:

If the Shun Hook cannot be formed, full strokes are used:
 

shun shunning shunned/shunt ocean Asian

If the "sh-n" sound has a different vowel, it does not use the Shun Hook.
 

harshen sunshine moonshine

These are "shent" and "shence" not "shun":
 

patient patience ancient sentient sentience
 

Compare: patient passionate

(D) SMALL SHUN HOOK

After Circle S, or Hook N + Circle S, continue the circle into a small curl. A third position dot vowel is written against the outside end of the curl, but other dot and dash vowel signs are not shown. This is the only instance of a plain vowel being written against an attachment:
 

possession position proposition opposition disposition decision
 

accusation succession taxation physician
 

musician optimisation modernisation improvisation
 

sensation cessation/secession specialisation civilisation
 

(E) Combine with N Hook:

dispensation transition

A further small Circle S is written inside the curl:
 

positions decisions musicians accusations

Another stroke can be added if it joins well:
 

positional sensational

A stroke with the Small Shun Hook is not halved. Use joined stroke D for past tense:
 

positioned propositioned repositioned

Use Dot Ing, as stroke Ing cannot join:
 

positioning propositioning repositioning

(F) Short Forms
 

satisfaction justification generalisation

Contractions
 

organise-d organisation investigation familiarisation jurisdiction
 

Derivatives: organises organiser investigate*

* Normal outline, omits the lightly-sounded T

Phrases
 

Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean

SUMMARY

• Add Ing where possible, otherwise Dot Ing

• Halve the stroke where possible, otherwise add halved hooked Ish

• Shun Hook not used if vowel is different: patient ancient

• Small Shun Hook is a small curl continuing on from final Circle S: possession

• Add small circle: possessions

• Can have third place vowel sign written to it, but no others: position

• Add further stroke: sensational

• Small Shun Hook, no halving, use stroke D: positioned

EXTRA VOCABULARY

partitioning auctioning sectioning cushioning

rationing apportioning tensioning sanctioning

sentience sentient omniscience

nationhood secessionist causation synchronisation

pulsation dramatisation transitional transitionary*

* This should always have the final vowel written in, to prevent it looking like "transitional"
 

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