Raw Steno

My observation of how people write Raw Steno.

In progress, of course.

Keys

Keys should always include a - for their bank when banks are free to reuse keys, as they are in WSI.

K- T- -T

Chords/Strokes

Chords and Strokes do not need a - if they are Initials

Suffix strokes start with /, such as /-S.

Prefix strokes end with /, such as OPB/.

Strokes that are both prefixes and suffixes, such as with the translation {^-to-^}, may both start and end with /, such as /TO*/, but they will usually have no /s, and instead be written as TO*

I think all strokes should end with /, but they usually don't.

KWR TKOG KAT/

Outlines

Strokes are delimited by /. You might also see strokes delimited by space () when you're not talking about specific outlines, but just a bunch of strokes.

HOT/TKO*G -T KWEUBG PWROUPB TPOBGS

Orthography

• Put in "double quotes".

Pseudo-steno

• Raw steno where the chords are replaced with the letter that they map to, so "dog" may be written as DAUG rather than TKAUPBLG

Misc

• Origin
• Layouts
• Mapping (of steno units to other units)
  • 'outline → "translation"'
  • '"translation" → "translation"' meaning the outline that would map to the first translation maps to the second translation
  • 'steno pattern ⇒ rule'
  • Things an outline can map to:
    • Orthographic Sequences
    • Phonetic or Phonemic units
      • Syntax with these
• Lowercase words for placeholders
• Regex
• Theory Rules