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Facts

Also Known As	stenography • brachygraphy • tachygraphy

Topics

Stolze-Schrey shorthand Gabelsberger shorthand Tironian notes Pitman shorthand Gregg shorthand Speedwriting Hy-Speed Longhand Stenospeed Stenograph Forkner Alphabet shorthand punctuation cryptology hieroglyphic writing cuneiform Braille Phonetic transcription Linear A and Linear B The World’s 5 Most Commonly Used Writing Systems ogham writing Quoc-ngu

Key People

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Peter Bales

English calligrapher

Byrom, John

John Byrom

English poet