LIST - SHORT FORMS

These are given in stroke order and include a selection of derivatives. A few related full outlines are also given (in parentheses).

This list with additional derivatives and similar words is given in the Theory website www.long-live-pitmans-shorthand.org.uk

P

put putting special-ly speak speaking

principle-al-ally particular particularly opportunity surprise surprises

surprised surprising spirit spiritual people

B

be being beings, to be, been

behalf subject-ed subjecting subjective subjectively subjection

liberty member/remember-ed remembering number-ed numbering

belief-ve-d believing build-ing balance balancing balances balanced

T

it its itself truth tried toward/trade

towards trading tell telling told till*

* Adverb only = until

circumstance circumstances satisfaction instruction instructive

D

had do doing doings different-ce differently

Dr-doctor doctoring dear dearly dearer

dearest during deliver-ed-y delivering

deliverer deliverable deliverance deliverances

advantage advantageous disadvantage difficult

CHAY

much which chair chairing chaired

cheer cheering cheered cheerful child childish

J

large largest larger largely

general-ly generalisation gentleman gentlemen justification

K

can come coming quite could cannot because

accord-ing (accordingly) care caring cared

careful carefully careless

call calling called equal-ly equalling equalled/cold

school schooling schooled inscribe-d inscribing inscription

G

go going goings give-n giving

great greater greatest greatly guard guarding

gold golden signify-ied-icant signifying

significantly significance signification insignificant

F

for from

V

have having several-ly over

overly overall overcome overcoming

overcame overcomer however very valuation

ITH

thank-ed thankful thanking think thinking third thirdly

THEE

though although them that without

those this (these) thus themselves

there/their therefore southern within

ZEE

was whose

ISH

shall wish wishing wished

selfish-ness selfishly unselfish

sure surely surest unsure

short shortly shortest shortcoming

ZHEE

usual-ly pleasure pleasurable displeasure

M

me myself him himself

most mostly more/remark-ed remarking

Mr/mere merely merest

IMP

important-ce importantly unimportant

improve-d-ment improving impossible (impossibly)

N

any/in information next near nearby

nearly nearer nearest nearing neared

influence influencing influenced nor northern

opinion sent hand handing under

own owner owning (owning)

ING

language/owing thing

young younger youngest youngster

L

lord Noun or title, not personal name

AR

your yours yourself yourselves

year yearly yard word wording (worded)

RAY

are our/hour ours/hours ourselves hourly rather/writer

W

we whether wonderful-ly

DOTS

a-an the

DASHES

of to all too/two

on but owe-O-oh! if he*

* The “he” short form is used only in the middle or end of phrases, never first or alone

and     should     awe/ought/aught     who

Derivatives

on the, but the, today tomorrow almost already always

Full outlines for: owes owed owings

DIPHTHONGS

with when what would

beyond you how why

CIRCLE, LOOP

as       is       as is*       is as**

* Or any combination that starts with the A sound e.g. as has, has his

** Or any combination that starts with the I sound e.g. is his, his is

first,  (firstly) (h)as the, (h)is the

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