Book - Pitmans Shorthand
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PITMAN’S SHORTHAND
RAPID COURSE
PITMAN
SHORTHAND
LESSON IV.
Short Vowels.------Besides the six long vowels that the
students has learned, there are six corresponding short
vowels in the English language. The sentence That pen
is not much good shows the exact sounds of these short
vowels. The signs representing them are the same as those
which represent the long vowels, except that they are
light to show that the sounds are light or short. The
short vowel-signs are put in the same places as their
corresponding long vowel-sign, thus,
FIRST-PLACE SHORT VOWELS—
- pad, - tack, - Jack, - top, - lodge, - rock.
SECOND-PLACE SHORT VOWELS—
- check, - red, - fed, - tub, - rug, - love.
THIRD-PLACE SHORT VOWELS
- bit, - pill, - chick, - pull, - bull, - book.
Loops for St and Str.------The student will remember that
a small circle is used to represent s. If, however, the
small circle is turned into a small loop, it represents st,
while a larger loop represents sir. These loops are written
like circle s, inside of curves and with a left motion to
straight stroke, thus,
- pass - past, - pastor, - pastors ;
- mass, - mast, - master, - masters;
- soup, - stoop, - stoops,
- seed, - steed, - seal, - steal.
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SHORT VOWELS.
The ster loop cannot be written at the beginning of a
stroke, though it may be written in the middle of a word,
as in - masterpiece. The st loop may be written at
the beginning or end of a stroke, as in the examples given,
and in the middle of a word, as in - toasting, - lastingly.
Just as the small circle at the end of a stroke may represent
s or z, so the small loop at the end of a stroke may represent
st or zd, as in - suppose, - supposed.
Halving Principle.-----Light stroke are halved for the
addition of t, and heavy strokes for the addition of d
thus - tap, - tapped, - web, - webbed. In words
of more than one syllable, a stroke may be halved for either
t or d , thus, - pity, - pitied, - orb, - orbit.
Omission of Obscure Vowels.------An obscure or unaccented
vowel in the middle of a word may be omitted, thus,
- answer, - answered, - officer, - officered,
- relay, - relate, - relates, - related.
Excercise 10.
Read, copy, and transcribe.
1. - - - - - - - - -
2. - - - - - - - - - -
3. - - - - - - - - -
4. - - - - - - - -
5. - - - - - - - -
6. - - - - - - - -
7. - - - - - - - - -
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RAPID COURSE IN SHORTHAND
5. Paw, pawner, die, diner, joy, joiner, key, keener, cleaner.
6. Cling, clinker, thinker, canker, pinker, Ann, anchor,
7. Safe, savour, Sim, simmer, soon, sooner, sign, signer,
8. Sieve, civil, civilly, civility, fasten, fastener, chastener,
9. Dishonour, dishonoured, cipher, deciphered, trifle,
trifled.
Alternative Form.-------The consonants s, z and downward
- cannot usefully be hooked for v or l. Advantage is
taken of this fact to provide the combinations fr, fl, th r,
th l, and their corresponding heavy sounds with alternative
form as illustrated in the following examples—
- affray, - fray: - ever, - verse;
- author, - throw, - allow, - flow.
When a sign for fr, vr, etc, is joined to another stroke,
that form is used which joins most readily. But if the
double consonant stands alone, as in the examples just
given, then the left curve is written if a vowel precedes,
and the right curve if a vowel does not precede. The
student will see that it is possible frequently to indicate
a preceding vowel without actually writing the vowel-sign,
GRAMMALOGUES.
- influence, - influenced, - next, - in, any,
- no, know, - own, - suggest-ed, - as is, - is as ,
- themselves, - ourselves, - special-ly, - speak.
Exercise 34.
Read, copy, and transcribe.
- - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - -
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INITIAL BOOKS TO CURVES.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Exercise 35.
Write in shorland.
Messrs. Milner & Crowther
Sirs We-are afraid the samples of leather you offer us
are a trifle too thick and heavy. We-know you have a
much thinner leather in stock, because we ourselves have
seen it in-your latest book of-samples. Please look into
this, and-it, as-is likely, you-are able to supply the thinner
style we desire, please post samples and prices to us by next
Wednesday. If-you-can suggest any other styles and
Colours, please do-so. We-shall-be-glad to be helped by any
advice you-may offer, and you-may-be certain it-will-be
received most gratefully. Driver & Mavor.
SUMMARY
1. A small initial hook adds v to curves, a large initial
hook adds l.
2. There are alternative form for fr, thr, fl, thl, and
their corresponding heavy sounds.
3. Shr and shl may be written upward or downward.
RAPID COURSE
PITMAN
SHORTHAND
LESSON IV.
Short Vowels.------Besides the six long vowels that the
students has learned, there are six corresponding short
vowels in the English language. The sentence That pen
is not much good shows the exact sounds of these short
vowels. The signs representing them are the same as those
which represent the long vowels, except that they are
light to show that the sounds are light or short. The
short vowel-signs are put in the same places as their
corresponding long vowel-sign, thus,
FIRST-PLACE SHORT VOWELS—
- pad, - tack, - Jack, - top, - lodge, - rock.
SECOND-PLACE SHORT VOWELS—
- check, - red, - fed, - tub, - rug, - love.
THIRD-PLACE SHORT VOWELS
- bit, - pill, - chick, - pull, - bull, - book.
Loops for St and Str.------The student will remember that
a small circle is used to represent s. If, however, the
small circle is turned into a small loop, it represents st,
while a larger loop represents sir. These loops are written
like circle s, inside of curves and with a left motion to
straight stroke, thus,
- pass - past, - pastor, - pastors ;
- mass, - mast, - master, - masters;
- soup, - stoop, - stoops,
- seed, - steed, - seal, - steal.
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SHORT VOWELS.
The ster loop cannot be written at the beginning of a
stroke, though it may be written in the middle of a word,
as in - masterpiece. The st loop may be written at
the beginning or end of a stroke, as in the examples given,
and in the middle of a word, as in - toasting, - lastingly.
Just as the small circle at the end of a stroke may represent
s or z, so the small loop at the end of a stroke may represent
st or zd, as in - suppose, - supposed.
Halving Principle.-----Light stroke are halved for the
addition of t, and heavy strokes for the addition of d
thus - tap, - tapped, - web, - webbed. In words
of more than one syllable, a stroke may be halved for either
t or d , thus, - pity, - pitied, - orb, - orbit.
Omission of Obscure Vowels.------An obscure or unaccented
vowel in the middle of a word may be omitted, thus,
- answer, - answered, - officer, - officered,
- relay, - relate, - relates, - related.
Excercise 10.
Read, copy, and transcribe.
1. - - - - - - - - -
2. - - - - - - - - - -
3. - - - - - - - - -
4. - - - - - - - -
5. - - - - - - - -
6. - - - - - - - -
7. - - - - - - - - -
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RAPID COURSE IN SHORTHAND
5. Paw, pawner, die, diner, joy, joiner, key, keener, cleaner.
6. Cling, clinker, thinker, canker, pinker, Ann, anchor,
7. Safe, savour, Sim, simmer, soon, sooner, sign, signer,
8. Sieve, civil, civilly, civility, fasten, fastener, chastener,
9. Dishonour, dishonoured, cipher, deciphered, trifle,
trifled.
Alternative Form.-------The consonants s, z and downward
- cannot usefully be hooked for v or l. Advantage is
taken of this fact to provide the combinations fr, fl, th r,
th l, and their corresponding heavy sounds with alternative
form as illustrated in the following examples—
- affray, - fray: - ever, - verse;
- author, - throw, - allow, - flow.
When a sign for fr, vr, etc, is joined to another stroke,
that form is used which joins most readily. But if the
double consonant stands alone, as in the examples just
given, then the left curve is written if a vowel precedes,
and the right curve if a vowel does not precede. The
student will see that it is possible frequently to indicate
a preceding vowel without actually writing the vowel-sign,
GRAMMALOGUES.
- influence, - influenced, - next, - in, any,
- no, know, - own, - suggest-ed, - as is, - is as ,
- themselves, - ourselves, - special-ly, - speak.
Exercise 34.
Read, copy, and transcribe.
- - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - -
Page 38
INITIAL BOOKS TO CURVES.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Exercise 35.
Write in shorland.
Messrs. Milner & Crowther
Sirs We-are afraid the samples of leather you offer us
are a trifle too thick and heavy. We-know you have a
much thinner leather in stock, because we ourselves have
seen it in-your latest book of-samples. Please look into
this, and-it, as-is likely, you-are able to supply the thinner
style we desire, please post samples and prices to us by next
Wednesday. If-you-can suggest any other styles and
Colours, please do-so. We-shall-be-glad to be helped by any
advice you-may offer, and you-may-be certain it-will-be
received most gratefully. Driver & Mavor.
SUMMARY
1. A small initial hook adds v to curves, a large initial
hook adds l.
2. There are alternative form for fr, thr, fl, thl, and
their corresponding heavy sounds.
3. Shr and shl may be written upward or downward.