Pitman shorthand
Writing system
Pitman shorthand is a system of shorthand for the English language developed by Englishman Sir Isaac Pitman, who first presented it in 1837. Like most systems of shorthand, it is a phonetic system; the symbols do not represent letters, but rather... Wikipedia
Child systems: Pitman's New Era; Pitman's 2000; Western Cree syllabics (finals)
Creator: Isaac Pitman
Published: 1837
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Pitman shorthand uses straight strokes and quarter-circle strokes, in various orientations, to represent consonant sounds. The predominant way of indicating ...
Text will be transformed into Pitman shorthand record, e.g.: One picture is worth ten thousand words. into. text: proof: Fonts for LaTeX. © S. J. Šarman.
This is for the complete beginner, consisting of 60 graded Lessons pages, 58 Exercises pages, and downloads of Facility Drill PDFs and Dictations MP3s.
Here we present as a special case an online system, which converts English text into Pitman 2000 shorthand using Metafont and LATEX. The impact of our system on ...