Foundation of Shorthand Lesson 8 (Brief Forms, Wording Ending-ly, amounts and quantities)

The lesson begins by introducing new brief forms, an essential part of shorthand. Examples include 'would' (represented by 'd'), 'for' (represented by 'f'), 'this' (a combination of 'th' and 's'), 'good' (represented by 'k'), 'they' (over 's' and 'e'), 'them' (over 's' and 'm'), 'which' (downward 'j' or 'ch'), and 'be' or 'by' (downward 'b').

The video explains that the symbol 'b' can also be used as a word beginning for words like 'believe', 'because', and 'begin'. These are written by joining the 'b' symbol with the subsequent phonetic shorthand symbols without stopping.

The lesson demonstrates how to combine newly learned brief forms with previously learned ones to create common phrases. Examples include 'I would', 'I would not', 'for the', 'this is', 'for them', 'they will', 'that is the', and 'by them'.

A significant rule is introduced for words ending in '-ly', which are pronounced as 'li'. This ending is represented by a small or tiny circle at the end of the word's shorthand outline. Examples like 'lately', 'nearly', 'mainly', 'plainly', 'badly', 'namely', 'mostly', 'only', 'highly', 'daily', and 'costly' are demonstrated.

Finally, the lesson covers how to write quantities and amounts in shorthand. For 'hundreds', an 'n' is written underneath the number (e.g., '6' with 'n' for 600). For 'thousands', 'th' is written above the number (e.g., '8' with 'th' for 8,000). For 'dollars', a 'd' is written beside the number. 'Percent' is denoted by 'comma s' and 'o'clock' by an 'o' beside the number.