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This book explores the origins and nature of phonography, an early system of shorthand invented by Isaac Pitman. The author traces the development of phonography from its inception to its various refinements, including the contributions of Mr. Graham, and positions it within the broader context of shorthand systems. Beyond its historical significance, this book provides a thorough examination of phonography's principles, with in-depth analysis of its consonant and vowel alphabets, as well as its use of circles, loops, hooks, and other devices for abbreviating words. The author elucidates the underlying principles governing the formation of consonant stems, the placement of vowel signs, and the use of special expedients to increase writing speed. Through this exploration, the book offers insights into the evolution of writing systems and the quest for efficient communication. It highlights the ingenuity of the author and the enduring legacy of phonography, a system that laid the groundwork for modern shorthand methods and continues to inspire innovation in the field of communication.
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We have endeavored to make a complete book, mechanic ally as nearly perfect as possible, scientifically accurate in all its technical statements of principles, and at the same time, to present those principles so plainly as to smooth the way to an easy and progressive mastery of the science, from its simplest elements to the most complex forms used by expert writers.
This book is the result of many years' actual experience in teaching and reporting. We are confident its simple and direct methods will make better stenographers, effect a great saving of time and effort on the part of both teacher and stu dent, and render quite unnecessary the enormous outlay of study and blind practice required by the older books.
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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Excerpt from Practical Shorthand: A Complete and Systematic Exposition of Phonography, Based on the Pitmanic Alphabet
The great number of books that have appeared within the last few years on the Pitmanic systems of shorthand is some evidence of the widespread protest against the old order of arrangement. While these books present few radical changes, they all show certain tendencies which are the direct result of the impetus given to shorthand study and practice by the re-arrangement of the old forms into a practically new alphabet by Isaac Pitman, and the many invaluable expedients first introduced by Mr. Graham. The most marked tendency is that toward a happy medium between the cumbersome outlines of the former author, and the extremely abbreviated reporting methods of the latter, which is seen in the practical work of the active reporters of the country. Although shorthand is the result of slow growth and the workings of many minds rather than the product of any one mind, none deserve the honors paid them by stenographers more than do these two men for the good they have done the English speaking people in furthering the study and uses of shorthand.
We have endeavored to make a complete book, mechanically as nearly perfect as possible, scientifically accurate in all its technical statements of principles, and at the same time, to present those principles so plainly as to smooth the way to an easy and progressive mastery of the science, from its simplest elements to the most complex forms used by expert writers.
This book is the result of many years' actual experience in teaching and reporting. We are confident its simple and direct methods will make better stenographers, effect a great saving of time and effort on the part of both teacher and student, and render quite unnecessary the enormous outlay of study and blind practice required by the older books.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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