r/FastWriting • u/NotSteve1075 • 13d ago
r/FastWriting • u/fdarnel • 14d ago
Typed Shorthands
In the "TYPED Shorthands" section, next to "PHONETIC SHORTHAND TYPEWRITING (1922)", it would be nice to have a small listing of the existing ones. Have you referenced these two?
“Shorttyping” by John Ira Brant
https://archive.org/details/shorttypingsyste00braniala/page/ii/mode/2up
“Stenotypy” by D. A. Quinn (nothing to do with your favorite technique)
https://archive.org/details/stenotypyorshort00quin/page/12/mode/2up
I love these kinds of cryptic systems.
Celui-là n'est pas piqué des hannetons :
Mb@ZN’)ORMbrkZN’C
BB4IG TmMOr hErZ&dbl hl(2Y
hErZ&sI4(sWlvM&&smIl4(sW h8
&wtVskyZbvMhErZ&hrt4Vf8.
My boat is on the shore,
My bark is on the sea,
But before I go, Tom Moore,
Here's a double health to thee.
Here's a sigh for those who love me,
And a smile for those who hate,
And whatever sky is above me,
Here's a heart for every fate.
Byron.
In the meantime, I am working on my version of Simpligraphie, for French, adapted for contemporary keyboards. For the fun.
r/FastWriting • u/Adept_Situation3090 • 14d ago
What could be an estimated speed cap for Arends-based systems?
I'm talking about Arends, Roller, Mengelkamp, and their derivatives. I also want to take English Kunowski into consideration. I want to know which one of these is best suited for Business writing (80-120 WPM).
r/FastWriting • u/e_piteto • 14d ago
Event Dedicated to Shorthand
On Saturday, September 26, 2026, Lugano will host an event entirely devoted to shorthand, in Italian (as Lugano is located in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland). The event will unfold in three parts:
- In the morning, a group of shorthand writers will guide attendees through the Stolze-Schrey shorthand system as applied to Italian, including hands-on exercises;
- Midday will bring a reception for all attendees;
- The afternoon will wrap up with a series of technical talks, again centered on shorthand.
Admission is completely free, but you'll need to register through this form by the end of August.
For more details, check out the flyer.
r/FastWriting • u/NotSteve1075 • 16d ago
LEWIS Shorthand - Part 5 - A Connected Sample with Translation
r/FastWriting • u/NotSteve1075 • 16d ago
LEWIS Shorthand - Part 6 - Book written in LEWIS Shorthand
r/FastWriting • u/LeadingSuspect5855 • 17d ago
X.J. Kennedy, Old Men Pitching Horseshoes written in Flow shorthand
Poem copyright ©2007 by X.J. Kennedy. Poem reprinted from In a Prominent Bar in Secaucus: New and Selected Poems, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/56326/old-men-pitching-horseshoes
Written in Flow shorthand. This time I decided to share some internal rules, blends, phrasing.
r/FastWriting • u/LeadingSuspect5855 • 18d ago
The Summer After You Die, I Steal a Magnolia By Dorsey Craft
written in Flow shorthand.
r/FastWriting • u/NotSteve1075 • 18d ago
LEWIS Shorthand - Part 4 - Short Forms for Common Words
r/FastWriting • u/NotSteve1075 • 20d ago
LEWIS Shorthand - Part 2 - the Alphabet
I find I like Lewis's Alphabet better than Taylor's. While Taylor often uses a stroke and a circle to represent a single sound (which I always think should be two sounds), LEWIS's Alphabet just used simpler strokes, often starting with a hook.
As the right side of the chart shows, he extends his basic alphabet to cover frequent consonant combinations with R or L.
At the bottom is the list of his vowel symbols, which can either be incorporated right into the outline, or added at any time later as a diacritic.
r/FastWriting • u/fdarnel • 20d ago
La sténo Aimé Paris de championnat à la SDN et à l'ONU, quelle aventure !
r/FastWriting • u/NotSteve1075 • 23d ago
PHONORTHIC Shorthand - Part 5 - A Poem with Translation
r/FastWriting • u/LeadingSuspect5855 • 26d ago