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A Compend of
Demotic Shorthand
By Godfrey Dewey, AB, Ed M (Harvard)
,
Author of Relativ Frequency of English Speech Sounds,
Personal Shorthand, etc
Personal Shorthand is a sientific development of accepted short-
hand principles. Demotic Shorthand is a revolutionary shorthand
experiment. It abandons 2 of the most firmly establisht funda-
mental principles of English language shorthand — single stroke
signs for simple sounds, and small signs for vowels — and in so
doing achievs a shorthand sistem of unique and unprecedented
simplicity: simpler to write and easier to learn than longhand
itself, on which it is based.
Demotic Shorthand is for the busy man or woman who has no
time to master any “standard” sistem of shorthand, however
good. Because of its unique simplicity yu can begin to write
Demotic Shorthand, accurately, for your own personal purposes,
as soon as yu hav masterd the basic alfabet; yet the literal stile,
expressing every sound explicitly, is only as long as longhand,
while the ful stile, completely presented in this Compend, is les
than 1 as long as longhand.
For personal correspondence, original composition of any kind,
lecture, conference, or telefone notes, abstracts or memoranda
in short, for any longhand purpose, and for many purposes for
which longhand is inadequate – Demotic Shorthand wil save for i
of your time and effort. Your notes need never be transcribed,
for they ar permanently and explicitly legible, by yu or by any
other Demotic Shorthand writer.
This Compend presents the complete basic alfabet; every prin-
ciple, with illustrations of each; every abbreviation, whether for
word or affix; and enuf instructions for study to enable the apt
or mature student to master the ful stile of Demotic Shorthand.
How to study First study thoroly the simple sounds which
yu use in speaking English, as shown by key words on basic alfabet
page; giving special attention to the long vowels, which ar repre-
sented strictly in accord with international usage and with the
true fonetic relations between the sounds. Then study and practis
the signs and sounds of the basic alfabet; singly, in pairs, and in
groups; speaking the name of the sound each time as yu write the
sign, watching yourself write and hearing yourself speak. Order
and spacing of basic alfabet page, and colums and rows of alfabet
at top of page 3, suggest various good groupings of the signs and
sounds for practis.
Speld as recommended by Simplified Spelling Board



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​ten, bet
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LULELE
1
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Basic Alfabet
24 CONSONANTS
13 VOWELS
Sound Sign Name As in
Sound Sign Name
As in
р
1 pî pin, cup a
at am, pat, (pair)
b
bî bin, cub a
a alms, part, ma
t 1 ti
е
et edge, let
d 1 di den, bed ê
age, late, may
e ki come, back i
it is, sit, army
l
gî gum, bag
Î
î
ease, seat, me
f f
ef fan, safe
ot odd, not
V
ev van, save
Ô awed, naught
ħ 1
eħ thigh, bath
U
ut
up, ton, (turn)
a 1
1
est thy, bathe
a
ar about, utter, na-
tion, china
S
es seal, race
O
0
open, tone, show
z
ez zeal, raise
u
ut full, could
s l
S
eſ assure, rush นิ
û ſool, shoe
l
ez azure, rouge
4 DIFTHONGS
l
es choke, rich Sound Sign Name
As in
å a
a
aisle, pint, by
ej joke, ridge
oil, point, boy
m
em met, him
a vai out, power, now
n
en net, thin u
u
n
en ink, thing
I WORDSIGN
1
lê laid, deal
di
the
r
rê raid, dear
6 auxiliary signs
W
wê wet, quit
jog
у
yê yet, you
capsign
hr
hê head, who
dot
n
meron
-
i l
U.
pure, few
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Basic alfabet clast by form of signs
pn b 2 t 1 dike
fn h 1 asl
l
lis
l
3 с
m
W n
y у r 1 h
U
V
e -
ê.
i í a U
0
o å
u û a
al
ü
sti,
Signs The size, form, and slope of the signs of Demotic
Shorthand ar similar to ordinary longhand. All upstrokes ar
substantially straight. This Compend shows correct relativ
sizes, which must be followd, and best actual sizes, which
should be followd. Keep your writing small.
Writing by sound Demotic Shorthand writes by sound
the simplest written record of the spoken word – disregarding
common spelling. To write any word, join together in order
the signs representing the sounds of that word. To read any
word, pronounce together in order the sounds represented by
the signs. That's all. Thus:
giv years long course good like found
evri med
giv yîrz loŋ kors gud lak faind
A
le en el
V
am
am
every made
estges
Geresh
Joinings No rules ar necessary for joining any sign to any
other. 3 suggestions wil be helpful. Write circles preferably
inside a curv, outside an angle, or with left motioni. Slight
angles should be rounded off 2. A slight vertical jog may be
written between 2 single stroke signs that would otherwise
join without an angle 3.
very, war, proper, rail; 2 far quick
not
not
to
sed
1
3
poem, idea
At fefe my
uh
a
no
Punctuation All punctuation marks except dash and
hifen may be written just as in longhand 1. Write commas
below the line of writing, just as in longhand. Indent paragrafs
as in longhand, or if preferd mark the end of a paragraf by
writing a small cross insted of the usual period.
3

Capsign Write a small cross above the line just before any
word to capitalize it ?. Do not mark obvious capitals, such as
the first word of a sentence, or proper names occurring in an
address or salutation.
Dot A dot may be written beside any sign that has been
written light, to indicate that it should be red as if written
hevy 3. Similarly, a small circle may be written beside any
hevy sign to show that it should be red as if written light.
dash hifen;
2 Jack Gray; 3 calm back
; 4 came
=
X
rebe e nere
le
This is the complete literal stile of Demotic Shorthand, only as long as
longhand. The first 7 lines of page 7 ar written in this literal stile.
3 rules — for stroke omission, vowel omission, and hook joinings — and
short forms for some of the commonest words and affixes of English, com-
plete the ful stile of Demotic Shorthand, les than ; as long as longhand. The
last 8 lines of page 7 ar written in this ful stile.
Stroke omission When t d ħ or ^ is initial, or preceded
only by s or r, the initial upstroke may be omitted.
When n is final, or followd only by s z l r or i, singly or in
combination, the final upstroke may be omitted.2
When t or h (but not d or ^), is final, or followd only by s
zlr or li, the final downstroke may be omitted.3
Iether tick of h may be omitted when the remaining tick
forms a sharp angle with the following sign.4
1 did stil things; ? even once only; 3 right partly earth; 4 how here

woty do

error
A Z
Vowel omission Mediala
may usually be omitted.
Medial u may often be omitted. In words of more than one
sillable other short medial vowels may sometimes be omitted.
better action real must come purposes activ possible together
a l
my
en is el
Hook joinings Tether left motion or right motion hook
may be written for iether s or z, distinguishing z from s by
shading only. Iether hook may be tipt in iether direction to
secure no angle or sharp angle joinings. Other things being
equal, prefer left motion hook for s, right motion hook for z.3
most certain himself reasons; 2 say since house those; 3 force stores
of
عا
2
od s pot
%
est on
se 2
2
4

Commonest words Study, practis, and use these forms,
which wil make up over 1 of all your writing.
The downstroke is the caracteristic or essential part of any consɔnant sign.
This fact wil explain such short forms as be for me she we which yu etc.
a
great
b
not
2
they
about
had 1
now
this
/
all
has
of
time
Lo
an
hay
Ś ) Nj1
on
to
/
and
he
one
up
n
isan
any
her
or
upon
1
ar
him
other
o
V
us
as
his
U
n.
our
was
at
y
I
out
we
(
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6
be
2
if
shal
wel
been
in
she
wer
before
D.
own
into
should
li
what
but
N
is
S
SO
when
by
다
​n
it
l
such
which
can
e
its
that
who
could
little
the
wil
do
1
me
their
(
with
2
first
more
them
would
6
for
my
there
0
?
h
yu
from
no
these
1.
your
5

; indeed
V
re-
kom: 7 : complete the
fo
اه
W
-S
ord
ما که
Affixes This table of short forms for some of the common-
est affixes of English givs: 1 commonest spelling of each, 2
usual pronunciation, showing by parentheses sounds omitted in
short form, 3 shorthand form, 4 examples of its use.
Prefixes
in-
be-
i(n)-;
wh b(i)- ; ; between
al-
de-
@(1)-;
L; always
d(i)-; , ; demand by
be
;
;
r(i)- ; ; report
con-
fore-
k(@n- ; f ; consider foto f(or)-; ; foremost
Suffixes
wants
wishes
-s -Z -(e)z; 2n; hands
-z
taxes
-ed
askt
painted
-t
Ft -d -(e)d; v: stored
;
I
handed 2/4
Z
17
-ing, -ings
bilding
-(i)ŋ, -(i)ŋz;
meetings rd
88
-ly
reasonably
-li;
; nearly one
-tion, -tions
)
statements 21
-ness
-ne(s);
; kindness
-ful, -fully
-f(u),
–f(u)], -f(u)li
; 112
; successful
ed
carefully ed
Wordsigns may often be used as affixes, and vice versa.
Frases The sign for the may be joind to a preceding particle
or other word with which it grammatically belongs. Such frases
ar unmistakable, as the sound of h is never final in English.
of the to the that the for the as the on the by the ar the
and the in the is the
with the hav the not the
2
2
2
( U
Practis Read, and write, the shorthand on page 7. For
further practis and instructions see Reader and Examination.
In all your practis, always, read everything that yu write.
; training af
or por
pa really
; nation
-Sən, Sənz; 11:11 reconditions All
-m(en) t, -m(en)ts; ] ; government ! of
e business
business 1

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Demotic Shorthand has one and only one sign for each and every
sound, and one and only one sound for each and every sign.
Niether alternativ signs nor disjoind marks ar necessary to
express exactly and in ful any word of English - the former
feature unique, the latter shared only by Personal Shorthand.
To a unique degree, also, the grafic structure of Demotic Shorthand
corresponds to the fonetic structure of the English language, as
determind by exhaustiv analisis of the relativ frequency of every
word, sillable, and sound of 100,000 words of representativ English.
To an exceptional degree, far more than the semi-script sistems
just now so popular in this country, more even than the true script
sistems so highly developt in Germany, Demotic Shorthand bilds
on the penmanship and structural features of longhand: not merely
the much-exploited one-slope feature, but also the equally and
more important uniform line of writing and uniform joinings.
Because of its utter simplicity, accurate correspondence with
the fonetic facts of English, and complete harmony with the grafic
principles of longhand, the literal stile of Demotic Shorthand is
peculiarly adapted to be the first reading and writing of the yungest
children. In addition to the fundamentally important features just
mentiond, Demotic Shorthand, as compared with longhand, has
simpler letter forms, no capital letters of different and more complex
form, and, most important of all, no spelling to be learnd — for
with a fonetic spelling one can write correctly any word he hears,
or pronounce correctly any word he sees, simply by writing or
reading for each simple sound one invariable sign.
To complete your mastery of Demotic Shorthand, or to increase
your speed, use the remotic Shorthand Reader and Examination.
To read wel-written shorthand or to write shorthand for com-
parison with accurately written forms is the best possible practis.
The Reader provides 32 pages of ful stile Demotic Shorthand,
together with a complete fonetic print key which affords valuable
practis on the fonetic basis of the sistem. Personal advice from
an experienst teacher on your individual problems is a great help
in studying any subject. 'The Examination givs just such personal
individual assistance in your study of Demotic Shorthand.
The most effectiv way to learn is to teach. Learn Demolic
Shorthand with a frend, and teach it to others. To introduce a
frend to the study of Demotic Shorthand for personal correspondence,
write the most interesting sentence or so, or occasional words, of
a personal letter in Demotic Shorthand, and enclose copy of this
Compend as a key. No other key is required. Extra copies of
this Compend wil be furnisht at 25° each, or 5 for $1.
Demotic Shorthand series — Compend, Reader, and
Examination --- $2 postpaid
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