Pitman Vowels

Pitman Abbreviations

Sample Text

This is the way I write. I could, of course, substitute "This is the way I write" with an apparent gain in brevity; but as a matter of fact it takes longer to contract. Writing shorthand with the maximum of contraction is like coding telegrams: unless one is in constant practice it takes longer to devise the contractions than to write in full; and I now never think of contracting except by ordinary logograms.

Below is this sample of text abbreviated in EasyScript and Pitman:

EasyScript Beginner

Ts s h wy I wt. I cd o cr ssti "Ts s h wy I wt" wi an apar gn n bry; bt z a mtr o fc it taks longr t ctra. Wrig s/hd wi h mx o ctrah s lk codg t/lgs: uls 1 s n cstan pr it taks longr t dvis h ctrahs tn t wt n fu; d I nw nvr th o ctrag xcep by ordy l/grs.

EasyScript Intermediate/Advanced

Ts s h wy I wt. I cd o cr ssti "Ts s h wy I wt" wi an apr gn n bry; bt z a mtr o fc it tk lgr t ctr. Wrg s/h wi h mx o cth s lk cdg t/l* uls 1 s n ctn pr it tk lgr t dvi h cth tn t wr n fu d I nw nvr th o ctg xce by ory l/g.

* Punctuation, syntax, and plural endings are added when text is transcribed.

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