8 Briefs and Pronoun Phrases
8.1 er briefs
For common words ending in er, Plover will drop the middle of the word
for a brief.
For example, rather as RAER and brother as PWROER.
RAER
rather rather rather rather
PBROER
brother brother brother brother
| Word | Stroke | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| brother | PWOER |
|
| father | TPAER |
|
| mother | PHOER |
|
| rather | RAER |
|
| other | OER |
|
| another | TPHOER |
|
| remember | RER |
|
| gather | TKPWAER |
8.2 Phrases
| Phrase | Stroke | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| I can | KEU |
|
| she can | SHEBG |
|
| they can | THEBG |
|
| he can | KE |
|
| you can | UBG |
| Phrase | Stroke | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| I could | EUBGD |
|
| we could | WEBGD |
|
| she could | SHEBGD |
|
| they could | THEBGD |
|
| he could | HEBGD |
|
| you could | UBGD |
| Phrase | Stroke | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| I would | EULD |
|
| I will |
KWREUL , HR*EU
|
there are several other strokes for this phrase |
| she would | SHELD |
|
| they would | THELD |
|
| he would | ELD |
|
| you would | ULD |
|
| you will | HR*U |
| Phrase | Stroke | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| I was | EUFS |
|
| she was | SHEFS |
|
| they was | THEFS |
|
| he was | HEFS |
|
| I were | EURP |
|
| she were | SHERP |
|
| they were | THERP |
|
| we were | WERP |
|
| you were | URP |
| Phrase | Stroke | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| I have | SREU |
as “have I” |
| we have | SWRAOE |
combining “have” with “we” with a long e |
| she has | SHEZ |
|
| he has | HEZ |
8.3 Family Relations
| Relation | Stroke | Note |
|---|---|---|
| father | TPAER |
|
| mother | PHOER |
|
| son | SOPB |
|
| daughter | TKAUR |
|
| Papa | PA/PA |
|
| sister | ST-R |
|
| brother | PWROER |
|
| aunt | AUPBT |
|
| uncle | *UPBG |
|
| cousin | KUZ |