The American Short Hand Writer

Author : Philip Henry Siever
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781332795147
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (951 download)

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Download or read book Siever's American Shorthand written by Philip Henry Siever and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-08-03 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Siever's American Shorthand: An Economical System of Writing the English Language In America and Great Britain, where nearlv everything moves at a rapid rate, and where econ omy in time, energy and material has accomplished so much, there is still need for an economical system of writing the English language. This volume is an effort to supply that need. That longhand is not economical is self evident. It is equally evident that economy does not demand the use of more than one system of writing English. A system as old and as well-established as longhand can not be suddenly displaced by any new system, no matter how meritorious that system may be. To bring about the change it will be necessary at first to teach as a shorthand the new system along with the old. When it is proven by experience that the new writing answers every demand made upon it, the old will gradually give way to the new. By the use of a rational system, the average speed of writing can be wonderfully increased without impairing the legibility of what is written. Simple signs are more easily read than complex. NO system of writing has ever made an expert writer. The system has been only an instrument. Some instruments are better adapted than others to accomplish the pur poses for which they were invented. Much depends on the us'er of the instrument. In any calling all are not equally proficient. All do not write long hand with the same rapidity. Perhaps no two shorthand writers would write the same number of words in the same time. In writing, habits ought to be made reservoirs of power. The expert re porter of 60 ought to be able to utilize the habituated stroke first made when a child of 6. With only one system of writing English this would be possible. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.