Complete Guide to the Art of Writing Short-Hand: Being an Entirely New and Comprehensive System of Representing the Elementary Sounds of the English ... Words of Any Public Speaker May Be Recor - Hardcover

T. Towndrow

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0266190677 ISBN 13: 9780266190677

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Master the art of shorthand with a proven, step‑by‑step guide.

This comprehensive manual teaches how to represent spoken English with stenographic symbols, offering alphabet basics, practice exercises, and real‑world specimens to build speed and accuracy.

This edition walks readers through consonants, vowels, abbreviations, and contractions, then guides you from single characters to full sentences. It blends practical instruction with historical examples to illustrate how shorthand can capture exact words as spoken.

• Structured lessons on the alphabet, joining letters, and common signs used in shorthand
• Systematic exercises and samples to practice translating spoken language into concise notation
• Illustrative specimens showing how the method records discourse, speeches, and everyday text
• Clear guidance on proper names, punctuation, and abbreviation conventions

Ideal for students of penmanship, transcriptionists, and anyone seeking a faster way to capture spoken content in written form.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0266190677
• ISBN 13: 9780266190677
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 138