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'Shorthand' tips for handwritten notes?
planetthoughtful | Nov 28 2005
Hi All, I'm wondering if anyone has any 'shorthand' tips they'd care to pass on for taking handwritten notes? I'm not looking to learn actual shorthand (I prefer to write with pens, and as I understand it to learn / use shorthand, you need to use pencils to indicate variable widths in line strokes), just curious about any abbreviations / symbols etc others might use to make the process of writing by hand a little easier. I ask because I have a permanent injury to my index finger, and while I like writing by hand, long writing sessions can become quite painful; so, any techniques that allow me to save the number of letters I'm writing would be helpful. Currently I use the following (some of which have been inspired by text messaging abbreviations), though I'd be happy to hear anyone else's suggestions for the same words / phrases): w/ = with Again, I'm also interested in any meaningful symbols you might use as well. Many thanks to anyone who replies! Much warmth, planetthoughtful 36 Comments
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 I'm not looking to learn...Submitted by Tetsujin on November 28, 2005 - 10:30am.
planetthoughtful wrote: I'm not looking to learn actual shorthand (I prefer to write with pens, and as I understand it to learn / use shorthand, you need to use pencils to indicate variable widths in line strokes), just curious about any abbreviations / symbols etc others might use to make the process of writing by hand a little easier.l If I recall correctly from my long-ago efforts at learning shorthand, there are different systems. One popular system (Pitman?) uses different line weights and therefore requrires a pencil; another (Gregg?) does not distinguish between line weights, and therefore can be written with a pen. I even recall one of the ancient textbooks I used had a section on how to hold your fountain pen when taking shorthand dictation. But onward to your main question: here are a some abbreviations I commonly use in notes: b/c or bc = "because" ca = around, approximately (short for "Circa") k = "know" or "knows" DK = "does not know" K = Contract W starting with a double line = "Witness" E starting with a double line = "Evidence" T with a double line for the downstroke = "Testimony" » POSTED IN:
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