Shorthand Alphabet Pitman

In an era before audio recording and ubiquitous typing, the ability to write at the speed of speech was considered a superpower. The most successful system to achieve this was Pitman Shorthand , devised by Sir Isaac Pitman in 1837. Unlike standard longhand, which relies on spelling, Pitman is a phonographic system—it writes the sounds of language rather than the letters.

The word (sounds /b/ /a/ /ch/) would be: shorthand alphabet pitman

Most writing systems exist on a single linear baseline. Pitman introduces a vertical axis, effectively utilizing "height" to convey meaning. This is known as . In an era before audio recording and ubiquitous

By omitting vowels entirely in common words (Outline Writing), the speed of transcription increases dramatically. A skilled Pitman writer can write a sentence in seconds that would take a longhand writer a minute to complete. The word (sounds /b/ /a/ /ch/) would be: