A dictionary for shorthand writers, sans vowels

Here is an interesting resource, a dictionary that omits vowels: www.archive.org/details/shorthanddiction00dimbiala No publication date is found, but it looks 19th Century-ish. The full title is A Shorthand Dictionary comprising a complete alphabetical arrangement of all English words, written without vowels adapted to all systems of shorthand writing and designed for the use of gentlemen connected…

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Technical Vocabularies from the Gregg Writer

This is a collection of specialized vocabularies and reporting shortcuts, reprinted from the Gregg Writer (up to 1941). Although the lists were written in pre-anniversary and anniversary, writers of all series could benefit from these as well.It contains: 1. Special Forms for Accounting Terms 2. Technical Terms Used in Public Accounting 3. Army Terms and…

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Numbers in Shorthand

This is a nice discussion about how to write numbers in shorthand, especially in reporting work. Taken from the Gregg Shorthand Reporting Course, by C. L. Swem. Attachment: numbers.pdf

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