Shorthand is a method of quickly writing down information ... Formerly, the most heavily used form of shorthand was Pitman, which dates back to the 19th Century. In business, shorthand has ...

1809: Louis Braille is born. He'll devise a tactile alphabet for the blind. 1813: Isaac Pitman is born. He'll devise a shorthand alphabet for quickly writing what people are saying. It's probably ...

It looks like hieroglyphics - but Pitman shorthand is a way of phonetically writing English at speed. Former court reporter and shorthand expert Mary Sorene attained a speed of 210 words per ...

Shorthand is a method of quickly writing down information ... Formerly, the most heavily used form of shorthand was Pitman, which dates back to the 19th Century. In business, shorthand has ...