An edition of Pitman's shorthand instructor: a complete exposition of Sir Isaac Pitman's system of shrothand (1920)

Pitman's shorthand instructor

a complete exposition of Sir Isaac Pitman's system of shrothand

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An edition of Pitman's shorthand instructor: a complete exposition of Sir Isaac Pitman's system of shrothand (1920)

Pitman's shorthand instructor

a complete exposition of Sir Isaac Pitman's system of shrothand

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Sir I. Pitman & Sons
Language
English
Pages
301

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Table of Contents

I. The Consonants
Page 1
II. The Vowels
Page 9
III. Intervening Vowels and Position
Page 14
Grammalogues, Punctuation
Page 16
IV. Alternative Signs for r and h
Page 19
V. Diphthongs
Page 22
Abbreviated w
Page 23
VI. Phraseography
Page 26
Tick the
Page 27
VII. Circle S and z—Left and Right Motion
Page 31
VIII. Stroke S and z
Page 35
IX. Large Circles SW and SS or SZ
Page 39
Loops st and str
Page 43
XI. Initial Hooks to Straight Strokes and Curves
Page 48
XII. Alternative Forms for fr, vr, etc.
Page 53
Intervening Vowels
Page 54
XIII. Circle or Loop Preceding Initial Hook
Page 58
XIV. n and f Hooks
Page 62
XV. Circles and Loops to Final Hooks
Page 67
XVI. The shun Hook
Page 72
XVII. The Aspirate
Page 78
XVIII. Upward and Downward 1
Page 82
XIX. Upward and Downward l and sh
Page 87
XX. Compound Consonants
Page 92
XXI. Vowel Indication
Page 97
XXII. The Halving Principle (Section 1)
Page 102
XXIII. The Halving Principle (Section 2)
Page 107
XXIV. The Doubling Principle
Page 112
XXV. Diphonic or Two-Vowel Signs
Page 119
XXVI. Medial Semicircle
Page 123
XXVII. Prefixes
Page 126
Negative Words
Page 127
XXVIII. Suffixes and Terminations
Page 132
XXIX. Contractions
Page 140
XXX. Figures, etc.
Page 150
Proper Names
Page 151
XXXI. Note-taking, Transcription, Etc.
Page 153
XXXII. Essential Vowels
Page 162
XXXIII. Special Contractions
Page 168
XXXIV. Advanced Phraseography
Page 189
XXXV. Intersections
Page 225
XXXVI. Business Phrases
Page 234
XXXVII. Political Phrases
Page 238
XXXVIII. Banking and Stockbroking Phrases
Page 243
XXXIX. Insurance and Shipping Phrases
Page 248
XL. Technical and Railway Phrases
Page 254
XLI. Legal Phrases
Page 260
XLII. Theological Phrases
Page 264
XLIII. Special List of Words
Page 268
XLIV. Shorthand in Practice
Page 285
Outlines for the Names of the Chief Cities and Towns of the Empire
Page 288
Grammalogues Arranged Alphabetically
Page 289
Grammalogues Arranged Phonetically
Page 291
Special List of Contractions
Page 293
Index
Page 297

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Includes index.

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London, Toronto
Other Titles
Shorthand instructor

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xvi, 301 p. :
Number of pages
301

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OL17904864M
Internet Archive
pitmansshorthand00pitm

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