Quick Tumblr Thread Explains Shorthand Writing

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mattstaff
Feb 15, 2020 4:00 PM EST

Turns out those seemingly indecipherable scribbles actually do mean something. 

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    Text - Red @redgermz Saw this on Facebook and sent it to my brother, who is a pharmacist. Unsa man na b 10:29 AM Paracetamol
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    Text - cfluffiness Medical Terms abscess nephritis cornea to cutaneous abdominal nephrosis adrenalin debility neuralgia allergic z neuritis e diabetes anesthesia eczema neurosis angina edema occlusion orthopedic embolism aorta arteriosclerosis Qr esophagus palsy pancreas pediatrics on arthritis galibladder. gynecology asthma hemorrhage atrophied peritoneum hepatitis atrophy pernicious hysterotomy impetigo to pituitary bacilli phlebitis bacillus purulent bacteria inoperable biopsy intravenous red
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    Text - pseudonymsobriquet Oh, this is a type of shorthand! There are 3 main types, but from my research, this looks to be American Gregg Shorthand. B( nentage pe х tiame As you can see, there are set symbols for every letter. Let's break one of the words down: atrophied
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    Text - atrophied Using the Gregg Alphabet as reference, we can see most of the letters in "atrophied" are present. But why no "o" vowel, and why is "ph" written as "f"? Simple. In shorthand, you cut out all vowels in a word when writing it down, with the exception of words that BEGIN or END with a vowel (hence the "a" at the start being present), or like in the "i" in "atrophied", to make it more readable when the sound could be harder to distinguish if it isn't written. In "atrophied" if the th
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    Text - example. Also, since Shorthand is a phonetic writing system, you are encouraged to write down the phonetic sounds of words rather than the actual letter blends - in this case, write an "f" instead of a "ph". So in actuality, these aren't just meaningless scribbles - it's Gregg Shorthand, a writing system developed to take down notes more quickly than when written out in full, which is very useful in a medical or journalistic environment. Some people can even write over 100 words in a minu
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    Text - Some people can even write over 100 words in a minute! And, it's been in use since John Robert Gregg invented it in 1888! Wow! So old! Isn't language amazing~? r4cs0 darkvioletcloud I'm gonna go back in time and kill John Robert Gregg
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