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THE PHONETtC HANDWRITING . . \~ \

THIS is a reproduction of the First Edition of 11 Light-Line Phonography 11 made from photo-etchings of the original

book, reprinted and autographed by the author for presentation to his friends as a souvenir of the celebration of the Silver Jubilee of Gregg Shorthand, at Chicago, August eleventh to fifteenth, nineteen hundred thirteen.

Of the original book only seven copies are known to be extant, of which number one_ is in the British Museum, another in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, and a third in the possession of the author.

Five hundred copies were printed of which this is No. 2 4 8

LIGHT-LINE PHONOGRAPHY.

THE

PHONETIC HAN DWRITI NG,

BY

JOHN ROBERT GREGG, F.S.S.S. I

Member of the Institut Stenographi'quf des Deux Mo~tdes of Paris.

LIVERPOOL:

LIGHT-LINE J:>HONOGRAPHY INSTITUTE, 62, DAI.E STREET.

1888. cV\\'3:J

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ENTERED AT STATIONERS' HALL.

PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION.

A great and increasmg demand for a simple, rapid and perfectly legible phonetic hand-writing for general use has led to the invention of Ltght-Line Phono-

1, graphy, which is the outcome of years devoted to

stenographic study and research. The system is based on natural physiological laws, and the characters have

r been assigned to .the various sounds after long and careful experiment Its main features may be briefly

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summarized as -

( 1) The total absence of shading or thick ening. By this is meant coMPULSORY shading, for the student may write either light or heavy. according to the natural character of his band-writing.

In the old methods cognate sounds being distmguished by shading it was necessary to represent the most frequently recurnng sounds by DOWNWARD signs-as in rapid writing only downward lines could be shaded with any degree of certainty-hence the constant ten-dency of the writing m these systems is down-wards. The result Is obvious-lineahty, and consequently phrasecgraphy, ts destroyed and the writer is greatly harassed by the straggling and uncertain character of the wntmg We confidently challenge comparison m this respect. In lineality and continuity of execuuon, the system is quite unapproached.

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( 2) The characters being based on the elements of the ordinary longhand, the strokes are familiar and the mot10n uniform. Briefly expressed, Light-Line Phonography is WRITING, .nOt DRAWING.

(J) The insertion of the vowels in their natural order without lifting the pen, anrlin such a manner tlut they usuallv INCRFt.:AsE the speed ofexecution, whilst their insertion not only imparts to the writing the legibility ot print, but is the source ot a most powerful, yet extremely simple and legible mode of abbrevia-

...tion.

( 4) The absence of positions or the placing of words on, above or through the line of writing to imply the omission of certain vowels or ill consonants.

This, one of the chief stumbling l-locks to the shorthand student, is nowhere to be {ound in Light-Line Phonography. Like shading, this principle is destructive to lineality and phrase

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recurring consonant~. In addition to this the straight characters-have been so arranged thatthe most frequently recurring- combinations of letters form an obtuse angle at their point of junction, and such angle not being observed the letters are allowed to coalesce naturally in the form of a large quadrant, thus curve motion has its right-ful preponderance. the maximum ot facility obtainable from this source is seemed, and the system is freed from the unnatural zig-zag motion of the ordinary shorthand.

(6) Consonantal blendings, systematically ap-plied, based on physiological laws, and relieving the system of the objectionable obtuse angle.

(7} Individuality of form. Having few alter-native signs, and these regulated by rule, Light-Line Phonography has a distinctiveness of form greater than that of any system hitherto pub-lished.

In conclusion, the endeavonr of the author has been 1 to compile a system so simple as to be readily ac-' quired by the humblest capacity, and those possessed

of liqle leisure, and yet rapid enough to reproduce verbatim the fastest oratory. In presentiryg his work to tKe public he asks for nothing beyond an impartial investigation, a.nd with perfect confidence awaits the

1 result. ,, I

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A FEW WORDS TO THE STUDENT.

At tne outset we would earnestly request the stu-dent to take a note of every hour he devotes to the

~tudy. By so doing he ~ill be enabled to com pate his progress with that of students of the old methods,-and will also be in a position to confirm our state-ments as to the time outlay required to obtain a practical knowledge of the system. Results, of course vary according to the ability and aptitude of the student, and the best results are attained under instruction, ~nd where the attention is regular.

When the student has mastered the principles of the " Phonetic Handwriting'' he. is in possession of a" practical system of shorthand by which

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LIGHT -LINE PHONOGRAPHIC ALPHABET

CONSONANTS.

P.' B. F. V. K. G. R. L. CH. J. T. D. N. M. ( ( .) } ......... ,........ - _, / / ,-/"'" - -S. Z. SH. ZH. TH. 'I-H. H. NG. W. Y.

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VowELS. ' Short

Medium

Long

... [1 o as in lit !a (ah) I. e P. , let II. a (ah) o

e o , lead. a (Eh) o , ~

o as tn lad.

, lard

,, late, /

Short

Medium III.

o (aw) v as in lot' lu , as in lull. 6 (aw) ~,laud IV. 66. _, , look.

Long ... o (oh) v, ioad. 66 "' , loom. / ,

-DIPHTHONGS.

i t!> as t'n ue

oi t/' , oil u tJI

" use

ow d' , owl The distinguishing marks are omitted in practice.

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NOTES ON THE ALPHABET.

Consonants.-S is represented by a small quadrant

traced in any direction downwards as d- same /

sap TH is a small quadrapt

traced in either direction upwards as __.,._r month, I I Csv breath, !hall. H is always followed by I j a vowel, and may generally be denoted by the elonga-

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tion of the vowel sign as c;:::r lzat. ~ him,

~ hood. Vowels.-The circle may assume -the form of a

loop where more convenient, a$ /f teaclz, J chat, y lip. The upward hook may be traced "

and the downward hook where these forms are

more facile, as, .:::....- on, c:-- or, ---;=--- more/

~ moon, --'/.., mood, --; much. ~he diphthong

I may be traced in any direction as ---r:!:J mi'ght.

'fl-.. tire, -!.o b). Its distinguishing curl may

1_geq~rg_Lly be_p_f!:lLt~g_i~..2~actj~~

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FIRST LESSON.

CONSONANTS.

K.G.~~ R.L. ...., '----' T.D . .--/.

VowELS.

1, e, e 0 ah, eh o aw, oh v

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Cake, kak .,.--0"> Got, g aw t

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I Call, k aw 1 .,.--____

Get, get

I Clay, kla --J! Gate, gat -([ I

Creed,, k r e d ~ Gale, gal ~ I

Clear, kler ~ I Grade, grad ~

r Care, kar ....-.Q, I Rarely~ .,;~rlJ. JV.._y

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Read, red ~ Dear, der _/,---

Rate, rat ..Jf" Dot, daw t /'

Rail 1 r a 1 ~ DOCK; daw k ~ ; i I I I

Road, rod ~/ Date, , dat .-A( j .

~ Rogue, rog ....._--, Daily, d a 11 ~ ~ , j Laid, 1 ad -,V' Allot, ah i aw 't Q._.v

Lark, 1 ah r k ~ All, aw 1

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SECOND LESSON.

GoNSON ANTS .

P.B. 1 ( F.V., ..J) N.M. -- S.Z. VowELS. \

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"'1MRITING EXERCISE.

Pair, par Beef, be f

P~ce, pas Bevy, be vi

~ Post, p 0 s t Body, bawd 'i Po1,1r, p o r , Boom, boom

Pure, piir Famous, f a m u s ,1 I 1 Bail. b a l Feeds, fed s ! I i I

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room ~j ------- ------------------~--Map, Above,

Renew,

Appear,1

Else,

Lazy,

Quick,

Papa,

Lip,

Quit;

, Took,

m ahp

ah b u VI

r en u

ah per

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Room,

Look

Appeal,

Impose,

e 1 s ~ Appal,

Hi z 1 '-,IZ Notice,

k 001 k ,...-~

pah p ah ~ Duly,

. 11 p Unity,

k 00 1 t --y Roof,

t 00 k

I Cas{, k a s -'9 Done,

Use,

Due,

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ah p ~I e..i , i

I 1m p 6 z :rl

' ah p aw I c::._,

not1s ...,(

embers~ I

dull ~I I I iin1ti ~

roof

dun ~

u z dl.

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THIRD LESSON.

CONSONANTS.

Sh. Zh / Ch. J. / /Th. ,._, H . .., Ng.- w. n Y. "

VIPH'fHONGS.

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Chief, cb e f !f Yawn, eawn .e. ' Joke, j 0 k ?. , Yacht, .:: aw t ~

Jar, ' j ah r Year, eer ~-

Judge, j u j I Yoke, eok Vl 1 I 1 This, th 1 s ..A. Yore, eor

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Throw, th r o Twig, t 00 1 g ~

Though~ th aw t Out, ow t d" ..

Hear, her Vow, vow ol

Him, him ,...- Oil, oil ~

Hum, hum Boil, bail ,L

Hope, h6 p ,r Thank, th -ab n (g) ko

Hoot, boot Search, s er ch ~

Walk, oo aw k ~ Knowledge, n awl e j --/-

W1it. oo a. t ;;; Both, b 0 th ? "

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Bath, bah th I {" l South, s 01\' th

Dine din T Vv'bat, boo aw t -'2/

Touch, t li ch When, boo en 17-

College1 kaw l e j ~ Month, / rn u nth ~: i ; I

Much, m l'1 ch Reach, r e ch ~j I

Line, l i n Crush, k r us~ ---1 l I

Fight, f i t Death, de th /I I

Died did Arrange, ah ra n j ~' I I Might, nii t Large, l'ah r j ~ Method, methawd ~ Latch, I ah ch ~I

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Voict, VOlS Dodge, daw-j ~I ! I

Astonish, ah st awn 1 sh 9-~ Purchase, p u r

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FOURTH LESSON.

BLENDED CONSONANTS.

I.-The student should practice the following com. binations until he can execute them freely and neatly :

Pr c Pl C.. Br C ~ Bl L Kl .-..__../ Gr ; Cl

Td Dt ud /

/ , Ss r 1

II.-Evtiry practical Shorthand writer has experienced the great difficulty of joining rapidly and legibly two straight lines forming an obtuse angle. The natural tendency of the han9 is to a:llow such lines to form a curve thus,..,-:,......-, .J,. .../ and to prevent thi_s an unnatural restraint is exercised on the hand, causing a very decid~ pause and consequently a decrease in speed of execution As our method is based on nature obtuse angles are dispensed wi:.h, and the hnes are allowed to coalesce thus ;

Tn On ,;-:: ~ ; Tm Om ,-r; . .r-. ; Nt nd .../~Md _/; _/; .Df Uv /'}:: /} ; Jnt /.. U

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Pray,

Process,

Produce,

Promote,

Progress,

Play,

Place,

Plain,

Played,

Plot,

Plated

Branch

Brand

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CJ; Breach,

~ Bring, G.A Broad

~ Rrush ~ .

~Blade ,

0 BlaJTie, (_,e Bleed,

Bless,

Blank,

Blood,

Bloom,

Blush,

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G.! I

Gl I

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-------[ Crayon, ,.-.._f- . Temper, /0 !

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I I 1 Crisp, ~ Demure, ~~ I l I Crushed, ~ Victim, ~: I I I l' ~ ~1'1 I Claim, Denominate. I I Clash, -----./' Denounce, ~ I

I Grand, ~ Attained, jV I I I I ' I I ~' ~ I Grade, Sudden, ' I

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Glad, .-..__p/ Land, .JV

Tenure, ~ Respond, '--V

Deny, ~ Talent, .)Z...9!

Denote, ~ Intend, ~ l I ' Demolish. ~- (ja/ Potent,

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System .y-- Depend ~ I __ _. ___ ,_; - ... .. ______ .,..,... ......

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Beyond, Intelligent,

Dawned, Agent,

Owned, ,J J

Regent,

Deemed, Urgent,

Dreamed; Diligent,

Blamed, Allotted,

Doomed, \Vaited,

Tamed, Rated,

Lamed, ~/ I

Coated,

Aimed, a.-/ I

Loaded,

Devote, Shaded,

Dividend, Possess,

Defeat, /(- Causes, Gentle,

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FIF'I'H LESSC}N. ABBREVIATED \VoRPS. NoTE.~Some of the following uords .tJte co-ntracted tmder

;;ubsequent princ1ples of abbreviation.

A, an Glad ~ I Shall I I dow11 I

After a Good .-----..... Should r-./ / Always

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PHR.ASEOGR.APHY.

I THE student should assiduously cultivate the prac-I I tice of Phraseography, or the joining of 5mall words I together, for without this practice great proficiency can I never be attained. Light-Line Phonography on I 1- i I account of the continuity of the writing adapts its"elf to l I

"i I phrase writing in a remarkable maimer!..

I EXAMPLES.

I It is

..A- Mav be -( ~

To be r I have y To the /""'" I will (L../

Of the v I shall 9

In the _/" For the ).

On the c....r What is .......,

Is the y And the /

Of all 't_- And have -1

In our ----- On which 7

Of our --- Of which y

And our ....-"""-" Of other ~

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I do not

I can not

I did not ("-It is not

Of its o1vn

It shall be

Wehave not

I can not be

Is the most

It will not

Will now be

That is the

Which rna y be L-( Mi~ht not be -6( I will not be ~

There is not

For the time

I should not

There will be ~ . For some time u-j Some time ago ~ I shall not be T And which have -j There should be 4 Which would. be ./(

There will not be --'--'--fl For it will not be J-r That it will not be ,.r( For some time in theif

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RULES OF .A.BBREV"I.ATION.

I.-Drop the terminations of words, i.e., write so much

of the outline as will, with the aid of the subject matter and vocalized context, suggest the whole

word, as "unan'' for unanimously," '~diplom" for

" diplomacy." This simple rule, a result of

the insertion of the vowels, enables us to obtain

great brevity without resorting to arbitrary and

ambiguous devices.

II.-where two vowels-not forming a diphthong-come

together omit the minor as, reat,

~ _buoyant theory.

ll?UMCTU.ATION.

The period is indicated by , , the end of a para

graph by > , and the dash by .... . All other

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REA.DXNG .AND "\IV'BITING

EXERCISES.

T1y to be something in the world and you will be something.

Aim at excellence and excellence will be attained.

r::r- 6 ~ ..,/ ~ -c r, This is the great secret of success and ernmence.

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"1 can't do it" never accomplished anything.

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"I will try" has wrought wonders.-H !lwes.

..P ........c./ --n,. ' 41 .10-L---- ,._p I ~

Good temper 15 the essence of good manners.

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READING EXERCISE. WRITING EXERCISE. I

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"'VIl"RITING EXERCISE.

ENGLISH LITERATU~E.

IT cannot be doubted that English literature -is beyond all comparison the amplest, most various, and most splendid literature which the world. has ever seen ; and it is enough to say of the English language that it is the language of that literature. Greek litera-ture compares with Enghsh as Homer compares with Shakespere-that is as infantile with adult civilization. It may further be said of the English language that it is a native tongue of nations which are pre-eminent in the world by iorce of character, enterprise, and wealth, and whose political and social institutions have a higher moral interest and greater promise than any which mankind has hitherto invented. To the original creations of English genius are to be added translations into English of all the masterpieces of other literatures, sacred and profane. It is a very rare scholar who has not learned much more about the Jews, the Greek!::! and the Romans through English than through Hebrew, Greek or Latin.-Pro(essor Elltot.

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