Author: Elias Longley

Publisher:

Published: 2015-07-20

Total Pages: 142

ISBN-13: 9781331876793

Excerpt from American Manual of Phonography: Being a Complete Guide to the Acquisition of Pitman's Phonetic Shorthand In preparing this Manual of Phonetic Shorthand, the author has had one leading object in view, namely: to furnish a means for acquiring speedily a correct and practical knowledge of the much coveted art. The books that have heretofore been used have all answered a good purpose; but they have, with one exception probably, been rendered comparatively obsolete by the introduction into the system of two or three important improvements. These are incorporated into the present work, by which it is rendered a reliable and permanent text-book. In one important particular this treatise differs from all others heretofore published; namely, the exercises to be written by the pupil are printed in phonetic spelling. By this arrangement three important advantages are gained: First: the learner will be made acquainted with the philosophy and utility of phonetic spelling as applied to printing, and will generally be so well pleased with it as to become its ardent advocate. Second; in writing his exercises the pupil will be enabled to transcribe the words into Phonography more readily, for learners are very apt to be troubled by trying to get as many letters into their phonographic words as the old spelling contains, and thus make blunders; and, from inexperience in the analysis of words, there is great liability of inaccurate vocalization; but by writing from the words printed phonetically both of these difficulties will be avoided. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.