Sentence examples for common shorthand from inspiring English sources

In the common shorthand, linguistics is descriptive, not prescriptive.

And then the precise terminology was jettisoned in favor of the common shorthand.

("Sourcing" is common shorthand among this crowd for "shopping ethically and locally").

He said Mr. McKnight avoids "the common shorthand" that music insiders can slip into.

I'm not afraid of an investigation by the organization," using common shorthand to refer to the Communist Party.

In the second, someone who makes a living by mining the Web is deploying symbols to create a common shorthand for attribution.

In an e-mail message dated Jan . 12 Mr. Azulay wrote Mr. Quinn, in their usual shorthand, that "Following MR's mtg with the pm -- the latter called potus this week," using a common term for the president.

["Fires" is common military shorthand for a variety of munitions, from bullets to missiles to mortar shells.] "We had a couple of pretty rough incidents where Afghans were killed by the delivery of aviation fires.

He added, "In a country where a government symbolizes and backs opinions that would upset any Jew and non-Jew, there cannot be an Israeli ambassador".] What exactly will happen if Mr. Klestil says yes to a "black-and-blue" government -- the parties' colors are common political shorthand here -- is unclear.

You no longer have cultural experiences in common; the shorthand that you can speak in Asian American churches doesn't translate.

Turner had spent years in chat rooms, and communicated easily in the emoticon-heavy shorthand common to hackers.