CATegorically Speaking - Ref Realtime Writing Used Realtime Writing Reference Book

CATegorically Speaking by Laurie Boucke

Full Title: CATegorically Speaking: A Reference Work and Study Guide for Realtime Writing
Author/Compiler: Laurie Boucke
ISBN-10: 1888580011
ISBN-13: 9781888580013
Publisher: White Boucke Publishing
Publication Year: 1996
Format: Trade Paperback
Pages: 462
Condition: Used

CATegorically Speaking is a valuable realtime writing reference book for court reporting students, working reporters, captioners, CART providers, and steno writers who want to strengthen their briefs, phrases, word families, number styles, and conflict-resolution skills.

Written and compiled by Laurie Boucke, this book is designed as both a study guide and a practical reference. It helps writers think through categories of words, phrases, prefixes, suffixes, homonyms, antonyms, number forms, and other writing patterns that can improve realtime translation and reduce hesitation.

For court reporting students, this can be a useful supplement while building theory, speed, and dictionary confidence. For working reporters and realtime writers, it can serve as a handy reference for shortening writing, resolving conflicts, and adding useful briefs and phrase patterns to a personal dictionary.

Why This Book Is Valuable

• Hard-to-find realtime writing reference for court reporters and students
• Helps build stronger briefs, phrases, and category-based writing habits
• Useful for conflict resolution and realtime translation improvement
• Includes material related to word families, number styles, alphabet styles, prefixes, suffixes, and homonyms
• Helpful for students, professional reporters, captioners, CART providers, and scopists
• Good companion resource for building a cleaner and more flexible steno dictionary

Best For

• Court reporting students
• Realtime writing students
• Working court reporters
• Captioners and CART providers
• Reporters looking to improve briefs and phrase writing
• Writers who want help with conflicts, homonyms, prefixes, suffixes, and number forms

Skills and Topics Covered

• Realtime writing strategies
• Briefs and phrases
• Word families and word associations
• Alphabet styles
• Number styles and number forms
• Prefixes and suffixes
• Homonyms and conflict-resolution concepts
• Category-based study for faster dictionary building

Product Details

• Title: CATegorically Speaking: A Reference Work and Study Guide for Realtime Writing
• Author/Compiler: Laurie Boucke
• ISBN-10: 1888580011
• ISBN-13: 9781888580013
• Publisher: White Boucke Publishing
• Publication Year: 1996
• Format: Trade paperback
• Pages: 462
• Subject: Court reporting, realtime writing, briefs, phrases, conflict resolution, steno reference

Condition Note

This is a used book. Used books may show normal signs of prior use, including cover wear, edge wear, bent corners, stickers, bookstore markings, highlighting, notes, page wear, or other cosmetic imperfections.

Please review available photos and the selected condition grade before purchasing. Because this is a reference and study guide, some prior owner notes or markings may be present unless the listing specifically states otherwise.

Used Book Condition Guide

• Like New: Minimal signs of use; clean, tight copy with little to no writing.
• Very Good: Light signs of use; may have minor cover, edge, or shelf wear.
• Good: Good usable condition; may have normal wear, markings, highlighting, or notes.
• Acceptable: Readable and usable copy with heavier wear, writing, or cosmetic flaws, but no missing essential text pages unless noted.

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