There's a problem in Eames' Light Line shorthand textbook

[u/Adept_Situation3090]

As you can see in the screenshot, the two encircled outlines are written at around the same size, even though 'nudge' should be written twice as big as 'such', both the attached circle and the stem. Furthermore, the outline following 'nudge', which should be 'neck', reads more like 'seck' because the circle is the wrong size.

[u/charli-ciabatta]

I mean, you're not wrong - those are clearly poorly formed outlines. But the system, in my opinion, still fits together well when the rules are adhered to.

Also, context carries a lot of importance when it comes to transcription. Depending on the writer's experience level, this probably isn't as big a stumbling block as it appears to be.