Excerpt from Boyd's Syllabic Shorthand Text Book: A System of Shorthand in Which Characters Represent Syllables, Thereby Greatly Simplifying the Science; This System Can Be Learned in One Fourth of the Time Required for Other SystemsIt is not difficult to tell what many words are if they are abbreviated by using the first syllable. In the Syllabic System, therefore, it is possible to secure a maximum of brevity by simply writing the sign for the first syllable of many words, and still not confuse the writer. This combines brevity with clearness and makes speed - which, after all, is the most important thing - easily attainable.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.

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