Learn Shorthand

HISTORY OF SHO RTHAND Writing in shorthand is a technique that has been used by dozens of cultures dating back to Ancient Greece. The Chinese, Japanese and early Europeans also used some form of shorthand to abbreviate words and letters. But the two most prevalent systems to develop in the 19th century were Pittman and Gregg shorthand. Both these shorthand systems are phonetic - meaning they use symbols to represent the sounds that words make. Pittman was first introduced in 1837 by Sir Isaac Pittman and Gregg shorthand was first published in 1888. Arguably the most popular of these two techniques was Pittman which was used all across the English speaking world. The Pittman system of shorthand was continually changed over the years. In the modern world, both systems have been superseded by Timeline shorthand which is now the most widely accepted and up-to-date version of shorthand. Timeline was invented by James Hill. He was a master of the Pittman style ...