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A shorthand is any system of rapid writing,
such as the abbreviations practised by the
Greeks and Romans. The first perfecter of an
entirely phonetic system was Isaac Pitman, by
which system speeds of about 300 words a
minute are said to be attainable.
Subject by: Shaun Jay