Get Started In Shorthand Pitman 2000 (Teach Yourself)

Get Started In Shorthand Pitman 2000 (Teach Yourself)

<b><br></b><b>Is this the right book for me?</b><br><b><br>Gain a working vocabulary in Pitman 2000 in clear and easy stages</b><br>Shorthand is a valuable asset to everyone, young or old, in private or business life and Pitman 2000 is a system designed for easy learning, with a speed potential to meet the demands of a modern fast-moving world.<i> Get Started in Shorthand Pitman 2000</i> is a beginner's guide to the basic theory and will give you a working vocabulary in Pitman 2000 in clear and easy stages.<br><br>Each of the main sections contains a new set of sounds and rules, short forms, phrases and exercises, including audio exercises on an accompanying CD. Review exercises give you the opportunity to consolidate material already covered, and a key to the exercises enable you to measure your rate of progress throughout the book. Written to make self-tuition both simple and stimulating and based on original Pitman Publishing material, this authoritative book is indispensable to anyone seeking a first or refresher course in Pitman 2000.<b><br><br>Get Started in Shorthand Pitman includes:</b><br><br> <b>Chapter 1: Basic strokes</b><br>Consonants<br>Vowels<br>Position of outlines<br>Circle S<br>SES circle<br>The suffix -ING<br>Tick THE<br>Punctuation<br><br><b>Chapter 2: Consonants and vowels</b><br>Seven more consonants<br>Stroke S<br>Past tense of regular verbs<br>The consonant R<br>Unstressed vowels<br><br><b>Chapter 3: Halving strokes</b><br>Halving to add T<br>Halving to add D<br>When not to halve<br><br><b>Chapter 4: Common combinations</b><br>The L hook<br>The final syllables -TL or -DL<br>L hook with circle S<br>Plural -INGS<br><br><b>Chapter 5: Third-place vowels</b><br>Dots<br>Dashes<br><br><b>Chapter 6: Complex vowel sounds</b><br>Dipthongs<br>Triphones<br>SES circle<br><br><b>Chapter 7: S and T in combinations</b><br>The ST loop<br>The -STER loop<br>M and N with a following T or D<br>S and Z<br>Diphones<br>ZH<br>H<br> <b>Chapter 8: The R hook</b><br>R hook on straight strokes<br>Stress rules<br><br><b>Chapter 9: Hook N</b><br>Final hook N to curved strokes<br>Final N hook to straight strokes<br><br><b>Chapter 10: Suffixes and compounds</b><br>Suffixes<br>Compound consonants<br><br><b>Chapter 11: L and R hooks with curves</b><br>Initial hooks to curved strokes<br>Stress rules with R and L hooks<br>Reverse forms of initially hooked curves<br><br><b>Chapter 12: More hooks</b><br>-SHUN hook<br>F/V hook<br><br><b>Chapter 13: Speed strokes</b><br>Doubling<br>CON- or COM-<br><br><b>Chapter 14: Last words</b><br>Figures<br>Negative words<br>Suffix -SHIP<br>Disjoining<br>Omission of a consonant<br>Vowel insertion<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br> <br><br><b>Learn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design and interactive features: <br><br></b><b>Not got much time?</b><br>One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.<br><br><b>Author insights</b><br>Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.<br><br><b>Test yourself</b><br>Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.<br><br><b>Extend your knowledge</b><br>Extra online articles to give you a richer understanding of the subject.<br><br><b>Five things to remember</b><br>Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts.<br><br><b>Try this</b><br>Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.