Shorthand
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Shorthand is an abbreviated symbolic writing method that increases speed and brevity of writing as compared to longhand, a more common method of writing a language. The process of writing in shorthand
Dutch stenography using the "System Groote"
Sun Guoting's Treatise on Calligraphy, an example of cursive writing of Chinese characters
A reporter taking notes at the White House in shorthand, March 2009
Tombstone of Heinrich Roller, inventor of a German shorthand system, with a sample of his shorthand
Gregg shorthand
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Gregg shorthand is a system of shorthand developed by John Robert Gregg in 1888. Distinguished by its phonemic basis, the system prioritizes the sounds of speech over traditional English spelling, ena
Shorthand
…is 350 wpm during a two-minute test by Nathan Behrin in 1922. In the United States and some other parts of the world, Pitman was largely superseded by Gregg shorthand, which was first published in 1888 by John Robert Gregg. This system was influenced by the handwriting shapes of Gabelsberger. Gregg's shorthand, like…
Sample of text from A Christmas Carol, published in Gregg shorthand, 1918