Proof that shorthand really is a universal language has been unveiledÖin The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy film. Pitman Training, the UKís leading provider of office and IT based training has spent ...

Former court reporter and shorthand expert Mary Sorene attained a speed of 210 words per minute at her peak. Here, she shows an example of Pitman in use - and demonstrates how it works.

The system was developed by the Englishman Sir Isaac Pitman, who first presented it in 1837. Its symbols represent sounds of words as they are spoken, with, for example, the light and heavy timbre ...

A diary written in shorthand in 1915 has been deciphered thanks to the help of a stranger on Twitter. The diary belonged to Amy Abethell's great-great uncle Stanley Hooker, from Hull, who died in ...

A BUSINESSMAN who reinvented Pitman shorthand for a new generation has died after a long health battle.

The new software will analyze the shorthand text as an image, and will then translate it into English words that correspond to the meaning of the text.

Curators at the museum are excited about finding the 100 year-old diaries, but are equally frustrated that they cannot understand what they say, as it seems closer to Pitman shorthand than written ...

The diary is written in Pitman shorthand - a method of quickly writing down information, often used by secretaries.