Shorthand Instructor; An Exposition of Isaac Pitman's System of Phonography, Designed for Class or Self-Instruction (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 Excerpt: ...as.l. in (r)egard (to), in (r)espect (to). Other consonants arc sometimes omitted, especially when the last consonant of the first word is the same as the first consonant of the next; as in.?. Pri(m)e Minister, .. in the same (m)tmne: 259. Unimportant words, such as the, of, or, etc., may be omitted from many phraseograms. Such words are generally necessary to the sense of the phrase, and where they must be read they need not be written, if their omission renders the phraseogram more facile; thus, o_ for (the) sake (of), in (the) way (of), v two (or) three, _E_ side Ity side, Vd face to face. 260. A large number of phrases are abbreviated by intersection, that is, the writing of some prominent consonant in the phrase 'through a preceding or following stroke. This principle is especially applicable to common business phrases and to titles. For example, (t) is used to represent among others the word attention, and (d) the word department; thus, 'YT early attention, special attention, f. life department, C silk department. 261. In the following lists the phraseograms have been arranged, as far as possible, in classes, according to the principles upon which they have been formed. The exercises which follow should be written from dictation until they can be taken down with ease and rapidity: --Exercise 84. My-dear-Sir;--For-some-time past I-have-been unable to-write to-you as I-have desired and-as I-promised you when you-were here. I-hope-you-will-not-be annoyed at-my apparent neglect. You-should-not-be, and-I-am-sure you-will-not-be when you-are aware (of the) reason for-my silence. I-have-no-doubt you-will-remember that I-was-not well previous to-your visit, but I-am-sorry to-tell-you I-have-been under-the care of Dr. Brown ever-since-the day you left. Indeed, y...