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Speedwriting

Speedwriting is the trademark under which three versions of a shorthand system were marketed during the 20th century. The original version was designed so that it could be written with a pen or typed on a typewriter. At the peak of its popularity, Speedwriting was taught in more than 400 vocational schools and its advertisements were ubiquitous in…

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History of the original version

Simmons CollegeColumbia UniversityStenotypeEarly editionRebranded
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Ownership history

Second Circuit Court of Appeals
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Description of the original version

Computer keyboardWords per minute
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Later versions

Forkner shorthandGregg shorthand
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Creator
Emma Dearborn
Languages
English
Parent systems
Proto-Sinaitic scriptPhoenician alphabetGreek alphabetOld Italic scriptLatin scriptEnglish alphabetSpeedwriting · Phoenician alphabetGreek alphabetOld Italic scriptLatin scriptEnglish alphabetSpeedwriting · Greek alphabetOld Italic scriptLatin scriptEnglish alphabetSpeedwriting · Old Italic scriptLatin scriptEnglish alphabetSpeedwriting · Latin scriptEnglish alphabetSpeedwriting
Period
1924–present
Published
1924
Script type
cursive Alphabetic Shorthand – also typed

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Description of the original version

History of the original version

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Speedwriting

Nodes23
Edges22
Triples49
Avg. degree1.91
Density0.086957
Components1

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Speedwriting

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related to history · 11
Speedwriting → At, Brief English Systems, By, Dearborn's, ITT, Later, Macmillan, McGraw-Hill, Ownership, School, Speedwriting Publishing Company
related to Brief English Systems v. Owen (1931) · 8
Speedwriting → Appeals, Copyrightable, Dearborn's, In, John, Owen, Second Circuit Court, There
related to Description of the original version · 8
Speedwriting → English, Let, Ngj, Ntn, Specimen, The, There, Vowels
Parent systems · 7
Speedwriting → English alphabetSpeedwriting, Greek alphabetOld Italic scriptLatin scriptEnglish alphabetSpeedwriting, Latin scriptEnglish alphabetSpeedwriting, Old Italic scriptLatin scriptEnglish alphabetSpeedwriting, Phoenician alphabetGreek alphabetOld Italic scriptLatin scriptEnglish alphabetSpeedwriting, Proto-Sinaitic scriptPhoenician alphabetGreek alphabetOld Italic scriptLatin scriptEnglish alphabetSpeedwriting, Speedwriting
related to Later versions · 7
Speedwriting → Alexander, Changes, July, June, Sheff, The, This
Creator · 1
Speedwriting → Emma Dearborn
Languages · 1
Speedwriting → English
Period · 1
Speedwriting → 1924–present
Published · 1
Speedwriting → 1924
Script type · 1
Speedwriting → cursive Alphabetic Shorthand – also typed

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shorthand version system written dearborn systems could original published english words pen typewriter schools typed trademark letters classes designed vocational

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SpeedwritingCreatorEmma Dearborn1.00infobox
SpeedwritingLanguagesEnglish1.00infobox
SpeedwritingParent systemsProto-Sinaitic scriptPhoenician alphabetGreek alphabetOld Italic scriptLatin scriptEnglish alphabetSpeedwriting1.00infobox
SpeedwritingParent systemsPhoenician alphabetGreek alphabetOld Italic scriptLatin scriptEnglish alphabetSpeedwriting1.00infobox
SpeedwritingParent systemsGreek alphabetOld Italic scriptLatin scriptEnglish alphabetSpeedwriting1.00infobox
SpeedwritingParent systemsOld Italic scriptLatin scriptEnglish alphabetSpeedwriting1.00infobox
SpeedwritingParent systemsLatin scriptEnglish alphabetSpeedwriting1.00infobox
SpeedwritingParent systemsEnglish alphabetSpeedwriting1.00infobox
SpeedwritingParent systemsSpeedwriting1.00infobox
SpeedwritingPeriod1924–present1.00infobox
SpeedwritingPublished19241.00infobox
SpeedwritingScript typecursive Alphabetic Shorthand – also typed1.00infobox
Speedwritingis atrademark under which three versions of a shorthand system were marketed during the 20th century0.90text

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