A Handbook of Phonography, Or, a New and Improved Method of Writing Words According to Their Sounds: Being a Complete System of Phonic Shorthand, ... Verbatim Reporting, &C (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Since the above was written, the correctness of the Opinion held by many of the best phonographers in the country respecting the utter worthlessness of this scale has been confirmed. After advocating the superiority of this scale in the Phonetic Journal from July, 1861, to May, 1862, Mr. Pitman suddenly abandoned it as worse than useless. Being in fact calculated to inflict an injury on the system.to be objectionable, both by teacher and learner. Being of opinion that a new system could be developed, free, in a great measure, from the defects referred to, and feeling a deep interest in the advancement of the phono-stenographic Art, the author of this. Handbook resolved to attempt the construction of a new system, and he is happy to say with a result which is considered highly satisfactory by parties who have been very good writers. And teachers of Mr. Pitman's shorthand, but who now use this in preference.

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