Words Before learning what shorthand letters represent, make sure the shorthand alphabet is learned thoroughly. Letters of the alphabet are also used to represent whole words. Sometimes they can also be written above or below the line to show different words. The shorthand letters a to e are shown below. The letter 'a' can represent the pronoun, a. For example, 'The man bought a newspaper'. It can also be used to represent the words after, able, ability and ability to. The shorthand letter a written above the line in the air represents the word 'at'. To use shorthand in sentences simply replace any of the words below with the symbol for the letter 'a'. Scroll down for video explaining shorthand words The shorthand letters f to j and the words that they can represent are shown below. The shorthand letters k to o and the words that they can represent are shown below. The shorthand letters p to t and the words that they
