GUESTMAP ARCHIVE FOR: www.long-live-pitmans-shorthand.org.uk www.long-live-pitmans-shorthand-reading.org.uk ========================================================= DATE, COMMENT, FIRST NAME, COUNTRY, SHORTHAND SYSTEM, YEARS OF SHORTHAND ========================================================= Guestmap has character limit, so longer entries may end up shortened. Please feel free to also use Guestbook for such entries, in addition to a brief greeting here ========================================================= 2023-01-22 Thanks Beryl, still using your site after 10 years -KAREN, AUSTRALIA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2019-01-19 Worked as a steno then taught shorthand for a number of years and now involved in revision classes for seniors in a social setting as "brain training". - CARMEL, AUSTRALIA, NEW ERA, 50 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2018-12-29 Thank you very much for your amazing site! I'm going to start learning Pitman New Era this year, so will be visiting regularly! - PRABHAKAR, AUSTRALIA, NEW ERA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2018-03-24 Wonderful skill for note taking and improving literary craftsmanship. - LORRAINE, AUSTRALIA, NEW ERA, 55 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2017-09-21 Hi, I have just moved to Wales and have been looking for some sound files in Welsh :) ALAN, WALES UK, NEW ERA, 1 year (http://harposoftware.com/en/welsh/95-s2g-en-geraint-cy.html Text to speech Welsh language voice. BP) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2017-06-21 Love your site and your enthusiasm. - CARMEL, AUSTRALIA, NEW ERA, 48 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2017-06-18 I love shorthand always have - KATH, NEW ERA/PIT2K, 50 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2017-06-09 Thank you so much for this wonderful resource! I prefer the look of Pitman to all other shorthands I've seen, so that's what I'm leaning toward learning. - DAVID, USA, System TBD, 0 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2017-03-03 Wonderful to discover this heart warming site. I was taught Pitmans at school in London and attended Pitmans Secretarial College. I feel I have just met a wonderful group of secretaries or office girls as we were called then in the 1960's. I am 73 now. However, the memories of Pitmans are still roaming around, and are occasionaLly brought to the surface. I live on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland Australia, finally. - BRENDA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ERA, 10 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2016-12-23 Great site!! 72 years old. Started learning for project. Love it! - TOMMY, USA, NEW ERA, 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2016-10-23 I intend to learn Pitman's shorthand as it is a far betterway of recording a lecture than by 'recording' one using a recording device. - AUGUSTINE, ENGLAND, NEW ERA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2016-08-28 So pleased to find your site and surprised how much I still know since my first lesson at age 12! - HELEN, AUSTRALIA, NEW ERA, 63 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2016-08-16 Brilliant site and exquisite penmanship! - FRANCESCO, ITALY, TAYLOR SHORTHAND, 1 YEAR - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2016-06-10 I'm bombarded by information in a fast paced environment. It's amazing that my generation hasn't even heard of this! Time to show them how it's done! - MIKE, CANADA, NEW ERA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2016-05-21 Mum sent me to business college in 1965 saying that shorthand and typing would always be useful, no matter what sort of job I ended up doing. Spent my working life as a secretary and always sought positions that wanted someone with the ability to do shorthand. Now long retired, I still take phone messages, shopping lists etc in Pitmans. - PAMELA, AUSTRALIA, PITMANS, 30 YEARS IN OFFICES, STILL DOING IT AT HOME - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2016-05-12 Wonderful website! (See my comments in the guest book.) - LARRY, USA, GREGG DIAMOND JUBILEE, 38 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2016-04-26 Purchased a set of books via ABEbooks - wanting to learn/relearn something 'useful' and fun! So elated that I've found your site. Thanks! KATE, CANADA, PIT2K, MAYBE 50 YEARS AGO! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2016-04-20 Still use today in meetings - WENDY, AUSTRALIA, PITMAN2000, 44 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2016-04-08 So glad to find this site. It's too bad this great skill is no longer in demand. Nevertheless I believe in its value, and want to brush up on it. - PATRICIA, CANADA, PITMAN, 50 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2016-03-31 I am doing a Masters Ed Tesol and your webpage is invaluable to show it as a fore-runner of texting or synchronous computer mediated communication (SCMC). I will get my pad out and try to do shorthand again, last time in London UK 56 years ago Thanks for an interesting webpage. - ROSALIND, AUSTRALIA, 1960 PITMAN, 1 YEAR - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2016-02-26 What a revelation to find about "phonography" & hope to share as a writing form for my dyslexic students! Thank you for such a valuable resource! - LESLIE, USA, N ERA, JUST BEGINNING MY STUDIES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2016-02-18 I am a graphic design student in Kalamazoo, MI, doing my senior thesis on shorthand. I am anxious to learn! - REINA, USA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2015-11-04 Loved shorthand, sadly the dictaphone took over at some stage. I am now Secretary at the local Cairns Bridge Club & am enjoying using my shorthand again. Love the site. Glad to hear so many people still show an interest. Many years of using Shorthand as a Secretary. Now doing voluntary work and using my shorthand again - just love it. - HEATHER, AUSTRALIA, PITMANS, 61 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2015-10-12 I use shorthand every day of my working life as a business analyst. It's a skill I couldn't be without. I also use it to translate foreign words and phrases. Invaluable! - ANN, UK, NEW ERA, 44 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2015-08-19 Lovely to see so many people enjoying shorthand - PATRICIA, UK, NEW ERA, 40 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2015-08-15 Lovely to see shorthand still lives on. Learning it was hard work but well worth it. Greetings from Pat in Norfolk. - PAT, UK, NEW ERA, 1958 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2015-08-05 VERY NICE SITE..... THNKS MAM... - A, INDIA, NEW ERA, 1 YEAR - AMARDEEP, INDIA, NEW ERA, 1 YEAR - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2015-07-08 Came to know while on surfing. Good site. - UMA, INDIA, NEW ERA, 15 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2015-06-11 I AM THE ONE WHO FOUND THIS SHORT HAND WEB SITE FOR ALL THOSE WHO FORGOT. - QUDSIA, INDIA, 1995 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2015-05-18 This is a fantastic fantastic site. It is like reuniting with an old flame. Did speeds of 120 but forgot all about it. Will now use to learn other thing. Thanks - CLAUDIA, JAMAICA, NEW ERA, 44 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2015-05-16 Shorthand was my favourite subject at school - in the 60s in the UK. Loved it then and still using it today occasionally. Excellent web site - revision classes ahead for me. Thank you. - SALLY, AUSTRALIA, NEW ERA, 48 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2015-04-18 Still using shorthand nearly every day! Just love it. I live in Tasmania, Australia. - VIRGINIA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ERA, 56 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2015-04-01 I still use Pitman occasionally, and many young people wonder at this strange language I'm writing. - VALERIE, CANADA, PITMAN, 55 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2015-03-11 I'm just beginning and I'm so very excited! - K, UK, JUST BEGINNING - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2015-01-02 Thank you for the site. Learn while in High School and then taught the subject for a number of years as a High School teacher. - DAPHNE, AUSTRALIA, NEW ERA, 50 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2014-12-14 Learnt 50 years ago and now trying to get back to it. - PETER, CANADA, (NEW) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2014-11-12 Loved my "secret" language. Still practise today - LYN, AUSTRALIA, PIT2K, (1978-1982) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2014-11-12 Just intrigued by the beauty and communication of Pitmans - just tweeted about your Greenwich part 5 post @QHGreenwich - wonderful :) - MAX, UK, NONE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2014-10-20 Fantastic site, Im just beginning,found 2 teachers in Australia and undertaking a course by the net, Beryl can you create an ebook? - STEVE, AUSTRALIA, NEW ERA, JUST STARTED (Thanks for suggestion-BP) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2014-08-27 What is the procedure to remarkable speed in shorthand? - DHAMAL, INDIA, NEW ERA, 5 YEARS (Regular practice, learning commonest words, good basic phrasing, consistent error correction using the SH dictionary) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2014-08-13 Still using at work taking the many telephone messages we receive every day. - MARGARET, UK, NEW ERA, 47 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2014-08-06 Can't read my own longhand notes...so thought better try something else..great site - DOTAR, UK, PIT2K, 2013 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2014-07-14 Very Interesting Subject - SHARDA, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, PITMAN, 19 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2014-07-26 I am about to start learning. This site seems very useful - NISHANT, PITMANS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2014-07-09 You never forget it! Maybe speed drops (I passed at 100 wpm) still use it in retirement. Am impatient to write longhand! - SYLVIA, UK, NEW ERA, 60 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2014-06-29 Used years ago as a Secretary working in London. Started to use it again working in a school. Need to refresh my knowledge. Funny how it all comes back - CHERYL, UK, NEW ERA, 42 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2014-05-26 Dear Beryl - Sir Isaac must be looking down on you with a great beaming smile of happiness that you have put your prodigious talent, energy and commitment into this fantastic website, encouraging us all to be successful with our shorthand goals. Sincere thanks from me for the resources, help and advice. I will master this skill because of your influence on my commitment - RUTH, SOUTH AFRICA, NEW ERA, LEARNER - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2014-04-29 Hello from Zoliborz! - JM, POLAND - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2014-04-15 Brand new to shorthand and looking forward to learning! Thanks for the wonderful site! - ROBIN, USA, (system) UNDECIDED, (years) NEW - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2014-04_14 In a fit of inspiration I've just set up a pen shorthand community on Google Plus ... - MIKE, MOSCOW RUSSIA, TEE/GREGG/NEW ERA, 25 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2014-04-31 Excited to find your website! I was taught Shorthand in 1964 in Newcastle, and now my granddaughter has asked me to teach her. Your site will be a great help. Thanks so much - ALISON, UK, NEW ERA, 50 YEARS (SINCE 1964) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2014-04-24 Good to see it being kept alive - SUE, UK, NEW ERA, 47 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2014-03-07 So difficult to learn (like doing Chinese backwards) but well worth the effort - EILEEN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, NEW ERA, 48 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2014-01-11 Slowly building speed after switching from Anniversary Gregg to New Era. Thanks for great site. - HAARBOGLE, SCOTLAND, NEW ERA, 10 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2014-01-04 Thinking about learning - ADAM, USA, NEW ERA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2014-01-02 Want to learn - PETER, USA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2013-12-13 Tycroes, Carmarthenshire - Dawn Mancey, UK, NEW ERA, 40 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2013-12-03 Hello from Switzerland! - CHRISTINE, SWITZERLAND, NEW ERA, 37 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2013-11-26 I am currently revising my Pitmans for my journalist course though I often use shorthand for small notetaking but now want to get my speed back up to 100wpm - PATRICIA, UK, PITMANS, 44 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2013-11-23 Learnt in 1965 used little in recent years but able to read and write a few words still. Interesting to read Bible and Christmas carols in shorthand, can just about manage that. - CILLA, UK, 48 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2013-10-31 This is a new 'hobby' for retirement! Perhaps it will spark my muse. Thanks for the lessons and your enthusiasm :) - GINA, CANADA, JUST LEARNING - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2013-08-10 Learned at school in the 60's. Something you never forget if a bit rusty nowadays. Still use it to take down messages or want to compose a letter before writing it. - KATE, UK, PITMANS, 50 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2013-07-12 Great website Beryl. I am revisiting my shorthand after 20 years break! - KAREN, AUSTRALIA, NEW ERA, 10 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2013-07-05 Really great helpful site. Learned PnewE at 16yrs age starting work as a reporter. Still use weekly for many things even shopping lists! Keep it alive! - PETER, UK, NEW ERA, 39 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2013-06-28 I love this site - absolutely the best one out there! - CAROL, AUSTRALIA, NEW ERA, 31 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2013-06-26 I have my grandmother's diaries from 1911 forward in which she uses English, Norwegian and Pitman shorthand. I am looking for someone to transcribe the Pitman... (=Try http://shorthandtracey.co.uk) – ELIZABETH, USA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2013-06-24 This is a very good site. Now I can write @ 100 wpm but I want to know how to practice for speed of 160 wpm. (=Practise most what occurs most i.e. common words & short forms, plus phrasing.) - ASHISH, INDIA, N.ERA, 3 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2013-06-23 great site. Love shorthand but rarely use it now, sadly. – FRANCES, UK, PITMAN, 37 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2013-06-20 Lost art in the US. Drives people crazy when you can repeat everything they said to them on the phone. About 10 years ago, steno pad was open and a young girl asked "OMG, you write Arabic?" – REGINA, USA, PITMAN, 45 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2013-05-28 What a great site! Having not used my shorthand 'properly' for a number of years, I am now inspired to brush off the cobwebs and get back up to speed! – LYNN, UK, N.ERA, 38 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2013-05-22 Learned it when I was 16 and still use it occasionally its something one never forgets. – MARY, UK, PITMAN NEW ERA, 40+ YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2013-05-06 Started learning 1978, studied by correspondence while a newspaper reporter, last used professionally in the 1980's but still think in outlines at age of 54. Thank you for this wonderful resource! – PAUL, NEW ZEALAND, NEW ERA, 35 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2013-04-24 Your website is amazing and very helpful and informative. Thanks so much! - RAE, USA, PIT2K, 3 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2013-04-18 Still occasionally use it! - TERRI, CANADA, PITMAN SHORTERHAND, 40 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2013-03-29 Pitmans Shorthand should be taught to everyone, instead of learning how to write with letters and words! Long live Pitmans Shorthand! It is a wonderful and lifelong skill. - SANDY, AUSTRALIA. N.ERA AND P2000, 52 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2013-03-14 Great site - DORIS, CANADA, PIT2K, 42 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2013-03-08 Thanks Beryl for giving me a thrill seeing all these lovely forms again. I learned in Folkestone, Kent and carry it with me now in Sydney, Australia. - LINDSEY, AUSTRALIA, NEW ERA, VERY MANY YEARS! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2013-02-28 Learned Pitman shorthand in 6th grade. Now I'm in college and I don't know what I would do if I had to take all of my notes in longhand! Great site, I hope to show it to some of my friends so they can learn too! - SHELLEY, USA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2013-02-11 As a former teacher of Pitman shorthand I was delighted to find this site and the opportunity to join the devotees of Pitman Shorthand which I still use every day for notetaking etc. - PATRICIA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ERA, 60 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2013-01-24 Learned the system at school in NZ. Trained at Auckland to teach it and other com. subjects. Used in many offices including Justice Dept. in Ottawa, Canada. – JENNIFER, CANADA, PITMAN, 55+ YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2013-01-23 Getting rusty... – DENVER POST LIBRARIAN, USA, PIT2K, 2 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2013-01-20 Got books in the early 80s, but never managed to master it. Did enjoy it though! – BARBARA, CANADA, PITSHORTERHAND, 1 YEAR - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2013-01-18 What a fantastic site! Thank you so much for all the work you've done - your writing is really beautiful. – JACK, UK, PIT2K - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2013-01-07 I learned PS in 1967 havent used it in any recent years but I still love it. The Inuktituk language of the Inuit people of Nunavut Canada uses the principles of PS for its written form Tusaalanga. – DORRIE, CANADA, 45 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012-12-22 I still use shorthand almost every day, at work or for a quick note, the shopping list, etc. No one else knows what I have written! Love that! – CAROL, AUSTRALIA, NEW ERA, 30 YEARS (=I'm aiming to change that, hope you don't mind!BP) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012-12-21 This system has been my life. All my life's earnings were as a result of my knowledge of Pitman's Shorthand. The mastery of this art is pleasurable. – PAMELA, JAMAICA, INSTRUCTOR, 40 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -# 20112-12-14 I love your web pages and blogs. I am still struggling but slowly improving. Thanks a million! – BUCKY, UK, NEW ERA, 2 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012-11-29 Hay, I am studying P.SH. It is very nice and interesting. I was take 150 wpm. Pitman is a great man. – ABRAR, INDIA, PITMAN’S SHORTHAND, 1 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012-11-19 I just love this website and the readings as I no longer take dictation but don't want to lose this skill. - SANDI, AUSTRALIA, NEW ERA, 25 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012-11-18 Thank you for your interesting website. Do you know how I can download the Bible on my Android phone and enlarge it enough to read it? God bless you. (NO EXPERIENCE OF THAT, BP) - PAULINE, AUSTRALIA, PITMAN NEW ERA, ONE YEAR IN 1976 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012-11-07 Still learning - Personal Use ... Admire your work and skill. Particularly useful as displayed on your site and blog. - KEITH, AUSTRALIA, NEW ERA NEW COURSE, 69 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012-10-08 Shorthand is a very useful skill and I was very fast - MOIRA, UK, NEW ERA, 43 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012-10-07 Great site - very helpful! I wonder if, after more experience, I can use it with Swedish. - KITALE, SWEDEN, NEW ERA & GREGG, LESS THAN 1 YR - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012-09-28 learned it in hs and ist yr college. took my notes in it and worked as a "secretary" about a yr till i had a child and went back to college...took all my notes in shthnd & used it occas. in my life. - BARBARA, USA, PITMAN, 1960'S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012-09-16 Fabulous! always loved shorthand. still use it, especially for my own notes in meetings which need to be private ;D - JULES, UK, NEW ERA, 35 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012-09-02 I visit your site every week day to transcribe your shorthand into English script. You are doing a wonderful service Beryl - DAVID, AUSTRALIA, NEW ERA, JUST OVER 25 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012-08-21 Just discovered your website. I am about to thoroughly enjoy it. Thank you for keeping the skill of Shorthand alive. - HELEN, AUSTRALIA, PITMAN'S, 1964 ONWARDS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012-08-18 I am completely self taught having bought a Pitman New Era shorthand book off a jumble sale 10 years ago and absolutely love it!!! Great site. - BETH, UK, NEW ERA, 10 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012-08-15 Now that I have retired and have time, it will be fun to learn something new. - LEN, CANADA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012-08-11 I am soorynarayanan and I am studing in 5th standard. I started studying shorthand when I was in 2nd standard. Now i can write 120 wpm. I like shorthand because, my listening skill and memory power improved very much. Long Live Pitman's Shorthand - SOORYNARAYANAN, INDIA, NEW ERA, 4 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012-08-10 This is a great website = thank you - YVETTE, USA, NEW ERA, 20 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012-08-09 Love shorthand, was previously a shorthand teacher, now a lawyer and I still use it! - MAUREEN, AUSTRALIA, NEW ERA & PITMANSCRIPT, 44 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-08-05 Great to see such a wonderful shorthand site - a skill I thought was dying! - CARMEN, AUSTRALIA, 30 YEARS, LONG BREAK AND BEING USED AGAIN - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012-08-03 I love this. I was sent to shorthand classes by my employer when I first started work and because I have it I have never been out of work, especially when I have worked on temporary assignments. - LOUISE, AUSTRALIA, 38 YEARS OF SHORTHAND - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012-08-02 Huzzah! I love shorthand and still use it to take quick notes. I teach business studies and wish I could teach shorthand as part of the course. - JENNIE, AUSTRALIA, NEW ERA, 48 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012-08-01 Just love it. Will start to learn - RICHARD, AUSTRALIA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012-07-19 So excited to discover your website and blog! I learned New Era as a trainee reporter in the UK. I now live in Los Angeles and still use it. LOVE IT! - HANNAH, USA, NEW ERA, 35 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012-06-14 It was wonderful to see Pitman's on my screen. I learned it from a wonderful teacher at Cumbernauld High School, Scotland back in the early 60s. - ALICE, AUSTRALIA, 12 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012-06-14 Great work! - WENDY, UK, NEW ERA, 1965-PRESENT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012-06-08 I learned Pitmans from 14 to 16 and became a jr. secretary, but when in Denmark I noticed that while learning Danish I saw Pitman's shorthand. I never lost it. I live in Mx now I have used this art in emergency surgeries when the surgeon needed someone to write his surprizing findings (I am a RN). I am retired, a former Pan Am stew - CYNTHIA, MEXICO - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012-05-24 Hi, what a super site! I learned some Pitman Shorthand in 1965 and have decided to rehone those skills. Thank you for all the useful stuff on here - SANDRA, UK, NEW ERA, 47 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012-04-16 Just discovered your blog. Lovely. I can read it without cheating and looking at the written words! Well done. Keep it up. Please. - ANGIE, UK, NEW ERA, 45 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012-04-09 Will return and try to update myself. Love your site. Thanks for all your hard work - CATHY, CANADA, PITMAN, 25+ YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012-04-08 Hi Ma'am! I was going through calendar quotes...In December Quote in the transcription there is one extra word: successful... Now I can enjoy reading shorthand... So I just try to read as much as I can. Thanks for all the lovely stuff. - JK, INDIA, NEW ERA (Now corrected. Thank you.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012-04-08 Wonderful resource. Admiration and wonder at the work you have made available to others. This is what makes the web a public resource. One of the only commons left, free open information, nothing could be more valuable. - LAURIE, AUSTRALIA, NEW ERA, 1/12 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012-08-07 Hi Ma'am! It is a nice Blog that you have started... I keep reading and re-reading because pieces are different and interesting here... I would request you to mark some pieces with only essential vowels, so that it helps the readers (learners) in their selection of vowels. And the banner on the Blog doesn't take me to the MAIN WEBSITE, it keeps a reader on the Blog only. THANKS! - JK, INDIA, NEW ERA (=Good suggestion) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012-03-17 Dear Sir, Thanks a ton for phrases and intersection. God bless you! Sir, I've cleared the first round of parliamentary reporter's exam, now the shorthand test will be held on April 22. Right now my speed is around 100 and they want 140-160 speed pm. Sir I have 35 days and each day I have 12 hours for shorthand, and if need be I will go beyond 12 hours a day. Sir, I got this speed mostly by self-study, because didn't find any good teacher. I want your advice to increase my speed. What should I do the most to reach that speed in so short time. - JK, INDIA, NEW ERA (=See my Shorthand BlogSpot entry for 8 April 2012 for advice on pre-exam study) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012-03-16 I learnt Pitman's Shorthand from 1969 and always loved it. Now only use it for personal notes, but I've grown slapdash with it and now find it hard, sometimes to read back. I decided to review my skills and found your wonderful website - what a gem! It's great to see I'm not alone :) Thank you for all your wonderful efforts. - CHRISTINE, UK, 43 YEARS, NEW ERA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012-02-05 Long live Pitman's. I'm Canadian, so I put a flag from Canada. Thanks - GRANT, USA, NEW ERA, 45 YEARS (Also Guestbook entry for same date) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012-01-25 Sir, I've been waiting for the section intersection and phrasing on your site, but now I can see only phrasing but not int.section. But I'm happy that I'll get to read about phrasing soon. Thanks a ton! - JK, INDIA, N.ERA, 65 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012-01-17 Cool site! - MARCEL, CANADA, TEELINE, 4 WEEKS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012-01-11 Great site for children to learn what will eventually become a lost skill. Well done. My first lesson was at the Adanac School/College in Romford, Essex - at the tender age 15....Im now 65 !! We live in Waikanae, NZ, would love to hear from anyone that remembers the Adanac (Canada spelt backwards) days of Shorthand and Typing. – BARBARA, NEW ZEALAND (Try Sagazone Shorthand thread re past fellow students – BP) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012-01-07 Really want to regain the skills that I have lost over the years due to lack of use. Thank you for creating this site. – TINA, NEW ZEALAND, N.ERA, 45 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2011-12-13 I learned shorthand in 1969 and took classes for 3 years. I worked as a secretary and court clerk (not a court reporter). I'm retired and have not used my shorthand for some time. I think today it has value as an art form for scrapbooking or as a background for artwork. I am still able to write it, although my speed has dropped and I've forgotten some of the theory. I look forward to sharpening my skills with the info on this site. thanks for making it available.- LINDA, CANADA, N.ERA, 42 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2011-11-12 Congratulations for your site. – OSVALDO, CHILE, PITMAN & GREGG - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2011-11-14 I learnt Sir Isaac Pitman Shorthand (New Era) during 1977 to 1979 and worked up to 1983 as Stenographer. Thereafter I was promoted. But I have high regards for shorthand. Today I found your website. I checked that my shorthand is still live and I still remember it well. Of late I have started practising shorthand once again. Long live Sir Isaac Pitman. – RAKESH, INDIA, NEW ERA, 5 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2011-10-04 Love the site, found 4 Oct 2011, while looking for transcription software for Pitman's which I would dearly love to find. - GORDON, SOUTH AFRICA, NEW ERA, 40 YEARS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2011-10-03 Great site, the best Pitman site on the web, can I get some 30-ish wpm for a new-bie - ANDREW, UK SCOTLAND, TEE (ONCE GETTING A GOOD SPEED WILL MOVE ON TO PITMAN), 2 WEEKS (= www/pitmantrainingaudio.com might help) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2011-09-15 I bought a book 10 years ago, but started learning seriously now. It has been a month and I'm about to complete the theory. Wondering, will I get a speed of 180 wpm in 3 month's time!? - JITENDRA, INDIA, PITMAN, 3 MONTHS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2011-09-13 Great to find this site and be able to polish my skill and relearn shortforms - SARA, UK, NEW ERA & PITMAN 2000, INTERMITTENT USE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2011-08-12 Re-learning Pitman after a very long time of disuse - find this website very handy! Thanks for your shorthand outlines and how the website has been growing. – TERRY, CANADA, N.ERA, YEARS: 5 PREVIOUS, 2 RECENTLY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2011-08-09 Learnt in the seventies. Now trying to get back into it for my own pleasure!!! – ELIZABETH, UK, NEW ERA 1970 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2011-06-25 Wonderful website. I love my shorthand and am trying to improve my speed. I don't use it a lot these days, but it is a wonderful skill to have. – DIANE, AUSTRALIA, NEW ERA 30 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2011-06-20 I blinked, and in the meantime I see you expanded your page with extensive and maybe complete info on the Pitman method! I'll try to mention it in the revision of my own page, pitmanshorthand.homestead.com . Well done! – PIERRE, CANADA, NEW ERA 15 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2011-06-14 This is a fabulous site. It must have taken a lot of work. I want to revise my shorthand (just for interest), and this is going to be such a help. Many thanks for your efforts and enthusiasm. – JIM, UK, PITMAN NEW ERA - WHAT ELSE? 1986-87 (but not really since!) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2011-06-13 Still in use at work on a daily basis! – RITA, AUSTRALIA, N.ERA 50 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2011-05-23 Thank you for your lovely updates. I enjoy reading what you are contributing. Keep up the good works, the outlines, the shapes that are like the phrases etc. – ANGIE, UK, NEW ERA Since 1967 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2011-05-14 I've only just begun Pitman's... making the switch from Gregg's after a number of years. Cheers! – CHRISTOPHER, CANADA, NEW ERA 1 year - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2011-05-12 Thanks for the resource – DEBRA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ERA learned mid 70s, very rusty - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2011-05-11 What a great site... I studied shorthand at college in the early 80's... gosh it was soo hard! – DEBI, UK, 25 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2011-05-08 Thanks. This is a great site to help me get back to my former speed. – JOAN, CANADA, NEW ERA 42 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2011-04-22 I love Pitman Shorthand. It is easy to learn because its principles are systematic. I love teaching this wonderful art and many students have benefited. I am now 71 yrs.old. when young, I used to write @ 140 words per minute – SESHADRI, INDIA, OLDER VERSION 60 YEARS AND COUNTING - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2011-04-16 Having trouble finding an inexpensive pen suitable for Pitman's Shorthand. Derek (= Unfortunately the Pelikan Steno on my pen/pencil page seems to be discontinued, but I will continue searching and review any suitable budget pen I find.) – DEREK, USA, NEW ERA BOUGHT 1960 IN US 60 on and off mostly off - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2011-04-09 Thank you for your Pitman's Shorthand site. I've been considering learning shorthand for my own use for some time, and you enthusiasm for the Pitman form has inspired me to learn Pitman's despite the fact that I live in the US where Gregg is the standard. I've ordered a Pitman's manual from Amazon (though not the New Era form), and hope that the book in combination with your website will help me learn shorthand. I have worked as a machinist for 38 years and have often found myself wishing that I had gone to secretarial school instead of becoming a machinist apprentice. But that type of thing was not done by straight married men when I was a faint-beard. Again, many thanks for your website – DAVE, USA, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2011-03-23 Congratulations on keeping the system alive. – MICHELE, AUSTRALIA, N.ERA, PIT 2000, PITMANSCRIPT 40 years- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2011-03-10 Love your site. I've always enjoyed shorthand. Still use it for meeting minutes and nifty for ph messages. – PHILIPPA, AUSTRALIA, N.ERA 28 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2011-03-01 I struggled a bit learning shorthand at secretarial college in 1977 and rarely used it in my working life but suddenly find I can pick it up quickly and really enjoying taking minutes at work using it. Also really like your materials particularly the shorthand notebook - how did you create the tabs on contents page? – FIONA, UK, NEW ERA 30 years (with long break) ? (= simply rounded boxes cropped in half, on Serif PagePlus DTP program) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2011-02-16 Studied at Skerry's College, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England in the early 1960's. Would like assistance transcribing the word "infrastructure." = On Theory Doubling page after "structure", 6th JPG from end of page. – MARGARET, USA, NEW ERA One year - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2011-01-26 I got to know New Era when I lived in India with my parents. Returned to UK and continued learning at Poly. Have used it all over the world. Everybody I meet is very envious of the fact that I can do shorthand. They all want to learn but do not have the patience to learn. Great site which I came across in my search for an online shorthand dictionary! – ANGELA, USA, NEW ERA over 30 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2011-01-07 I am near Dumfries, Scotland. If you want to practice email me xxx – WBP, UK, NEW ERA beginning (Emails cannot be published here, suggest posting in one of the shorthand forums - Webmaster) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-12-12 Excellent website; wish I'd found it before. I only use it for telephone messages and notes to myself now but sometimes I need to look something up because I can't remember how to write it, – MARIAN, UK, NEW ERA 1966-67 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-12-01 Found your website accidentally - I think it's great. I'm a "rusty" user of shorthand these days but I now have a great desire to brush up on my skills again. Have just had my old Lamy 2000 fountain pen reconditioned for use. Perusing your site has brought back many memories. Not sure whether the course I studied is the forerunner of New Era or same course just different name – MIRIAM AUSTRALIA, NEW BASIC COURSE IN PITMAN SHORTHAND 36 years. (=New Era began in 1922) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-11-30 I run the Pitman for Geeks site in Oakville, Ontario. I'm a longtime fan of your site! – DUNCAN, CANADA, NEW ERA 2 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-11-21 Hi Beryl, thank you for including me in your links. Would appreciate you updating my URL - shorthandtracey.co.UK or shorthandtranscription.co.UK I've just spent quite some time sorting out website admin. Love your site. Tracey – TRACEY, UK, NEW ERA 35 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-10-29 I absolutely loved learning shorthand at school (Ft Pitt, Rochester Kent) Have been in Alaska since 1982 and still use it... It amazes everyone here! – LYNETTE, USA, NEW ERA 34 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-10-18 Hello again, I'm the author of pitmanshorthand.homestead.com although my exposι of the method is not a complete one. I offer a disorganized cluttered hodge-podge of info and links, and a video where my writing-speed takes a tremendous hit from holding the camera in the other hand. There must be some physiological reason for that! Anyway, it is what it is! – PIERRE, CANADA, NEW ERA 5-6 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-10-02 Great website - very helpful. Please keep it going! – SUE, AUSTRALIA, N.ERA/PIT2000/TEELINE 30 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-09-30 Hi Beryl, I have posted on here before but I want to tell you about a great link to dictation resources I have found. It is actually on an American steno-shorthand's blog "Court reporter bound - a steno student's quest". She has links to loads of dictations at various speeds. I've been trying to get up to (comfortable) 140 wpm Pitman since (it seems like) Adam was a lad, so any free resource is great. Regards Patricia O (+ I was trying to click London/Essex borders but looks like I've clicked north France).– PATRICIA, UK, AMALG OF N ERA AND PITMAN 30 ish years (Many thanks, very useful - BP) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-09-07 Hi, I am interested in getting a tattoo written in shorthand. I came across your website and though "Wow, this is great penmanship!" I can give you more details over email ... xxxxx – DAVID, AUSTRALIA, (Webmaster: replies not possible) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-09-06 I appreciate your web site. I am also from Kent. I now live in Washington state – BRENA, USA, 2 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-09-04 Learning advance outlines for increasing the speed – NARENDER, INDIA, PIT2000 30 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-09-04 I want a text book of 120 wpm speed of pitman textbook for practising so please available to read and practice in system... – GHR, INDIA, NO 3 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-08-20 Brushing up :-) – SHERRY, CANADA, NEW ERA Learned 30 years ago - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-08-15 Please can you email me details of where I can find the New Testament in Pitman's Shorthand. – ANGIE, UK, NEW ERA 43 years (= Occasionally on Ebay UK, Bookbutler or Look4ABook (Bookbarn Bristol) search sites. Shorthand will be pre-New Era. Download as PDF of 1890 King James from www.archive.org/details/holybiblecontain00pitm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-08-15 Lovely web site. Between your instruction, the dictionary I mail ordered, and writing 200 words per day, I hope to pick up a practical use of Pitman's New Era within a year or so. I was born in 1980, so I've been oblivious to the entire notion of shorthand until stumbling across it while curious about phonetics. – AINSLEY, USA, NEW ERA (NOTE: Strongly recommend getting an instruction book, as listed on Theory Intro page, you can cover all the theory in just a few months, and learning will be a great deal easier. Plentiful and often cheap on Ebay UK – BP) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-08-07 I have found your site very good and this is really very helpful for me to improve my shorthand. I want to say that you must more pages about photography system and details about vowels. – KASHIF, PAKISTAN, 2 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-08-03 Didn't know this existed! Hope people are still doing shorthand - I do! – CAROL, UK, NEW ERA 49 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-07-23 Good effort. Carry on. Thank you. – BLUEBIRD, PAKISTAN, 35 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-07-14 I began learning Pitman's Shorthand at the age of 13 at Penilee Secondary School in Glasgow, Scotland. I continued my learning curve at the Central College of Commerce, Glasgow, Scotland. – MARY, USA, 50 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-07-06 Hi I was thrilled by the information and practice systems on your web. I have only one problem, that is, I do not know how to upload the jpgs file on to my ipod Touch. I have downloaded the zip file on my computer but cannot transfer them to iTunes or the iPod Touch. please be kind to advise how this can be done. – ASHOK, UK, PITMAN none beginner (This website may help -www.ehow.co.UK/how_6182887_put-pictures-ipod-touch-computer.html - Webmaster) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-06-25 I like short hand very much. Shorthand improves my listening skill. Thanks to Pitman shorthand. I am thirteen years old. – BALAMURALIKRISHNAN, INDIA, N.ERA 1.5 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-06-22 Well, I've tried to click on London - not sure if I quite got it right. Such a shame there is a shortage of Pitman stuff these days. I'm going to try + do an article for the shorthand society I belong to (IPS) and thought I might do something about web pages and might mention yours if there's no objection? – PATRICIA, UK, SORT OF MONGREL 2000 OVERLAYED WITH N ERA First learned in 1976 (=Delighted if you did, no objection at all) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-06-08 Found your site by chance. Brought back great memories. All computerised now but still use s/hand now and again at work and at home. – DI, NEW ZEALAND, 25 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-06-08 It is such a wonderful subject which everyone should learn. I have been teaching shorthand for the past 5 years and shorthand had helped me in all part of my college days and in work. I wish shorthand doesn’t disappear and I can hold hands with everyone in the world to keep shorthand rocking... Long live pitman shorthand. – JA, INDIA, NEW ERA PITMAN SHORTHAND 7 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-05-27 Until very recent I had no idea i could find shorthand material on the web. I first learn shorthand in 2000 but couldn’t understand the principles. I had a wonderful time learning it in detail last year. I am an expert now and my career has improved. Am getting a pay raise soon. Thanks Pitman will always visit this site to refresh my outlines. Cheers – AMY, ZAMBIA, NEW ERA 10 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-05-20 Greetings to all. – ANTHONY, AUSTRALIA, NEW ERA many years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-05-17 Very useful site for refreshing my shorthand. God Bless for the good work! – NANCY, KENYA, N. ERA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-05-14 I'm new to the world of shorthand. I became fascinated with it, and bewildered by it, while searching for tips on taking minutes at monthly meetings. I've checked out a few systems(Gregg, Teeline, Pitman, Thomas Natural, etc.) and have been leaning towards going with Pitman. I already acquired a Pitman 2000 book. After exploring your web site I'm considering New Era instead of 2000. – KEVIN USA, STILL DECIDING - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-05-12 Your website is great. It is 30 years since I did shorthand and NOW I have to work out some little mysterious entries in a bible. I THINK it IS Pitman’s but so far not got anywhere. I know you cannot do personal replies - wish you could as I know you would know. Well done for this great website though as it is great revision.– NICKIE, UK, CAN'T REMEMBER 10 years (Try www.omniglot.com/puzzles.htm, their deciphering page - Webmaster) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-05-11 Learned it and forgot it - or thought I did. Don't know why but feel I want to relearn and use it. It is exotic now rather than the lowly office craft it used to be. Enjoying the reward of relearning and appreciate it more now than then. – TRINA, UK, PIT2000 1980s and 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-05-09 Excellent website. Keep up the good work, especially the reading pages - more please – BRIAN, UK, NE AND P2K 20 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-05-07 Shorthand is a beautiful handwriting in the world. I am 25 years old – NO NAME, ASIA, PIT2000 12 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-05-07 It is very easy to study. – BALAMURALIKRISHNAN, INDIA, N.ERA one year - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-04-23 So nice and so good - with best regards – ASFANDYAR, PAKISTAN, PITMAN SHORTHAND 08 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-04-23 It is very useful to me . In my class no one is studying shorthand.I am 8 years old. – SOORYANARAYANAN, INDIA, N.ERA 1 year - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-04-14 I have always practised this wonderful art but just lately I am revising new outlines and short forms. Fascinating. I love the fact that not many people can read my outlines. Good for secrets. – ANGIE, UK , NEW ERA 43 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-03-13 I am very proud that I have been able to earn a living Teaching Pitman Shorthand New Era for all my life. – FLORENCE, UGANDA, PITMAN NEW ERA 34 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-02-20 I work as a journalist in Beijing. I have just discovered this site and intend to use to improve my shorthand, which I have badly neglected. I rely too much on tape machines, which are very time consuming. Many thanks. – ANDREW, CHINA, NEW ERA 25 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-02-09 I opened Pitman shorthand training school since 2005 and it keep help me to improve my skills and able to give someone to achieve their jobs. – MK, INDIA, NEW ERA 5 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-01-28 I learned New Era as a student 40+ years ago but never got it fast enough to use it in lectures. However I was fascinated by it as an 'art form' and have returned to refreshing my reading speed (Conan Doyle readers, Christmas Story, New Testament etc) and will shortly be returning to practising writing. Thank you for this excellent site. All those JPEGs must have taken you ages!! – JOHN, UK, N.ERA 40 years, but very intermittent! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-01-27 It is very useful to me – ANANTHAPADMANABHAN, INDIA, N.ERA 1 year - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-01-25 I've always loved using my shorthand, I think it looks really beautiful. When I was learning New Era at college I used to subscribe to a shorthand magazine, how I wish I had kept hold of them - I never imagined that they would stop teaching New Era. – DEB, UK, NEW ERA 25 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-01-14 I have always found shorthand to be fun, like a secret code, although I am a bit rusty. I have enjoyed your site. Over the years I have collected some second-hand shorthand books from book shops etc. and still have my shorthand books from school, and sometimes take one out of the bookcase to read. – PAULINE, AUSTRALIA, NEW ERA 35 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-01-13 Grew up in Orpington! Holy Trinity Convent, Bromley where I did Pitman New Era. Lived in Calgary, AB 21 yrs now. Wanting to refresh my skills. Now very homesick looking at your great website. Thank you. – DMM, CANADA, NEW ERA 1980 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-01-13 Great site =D – ME, USA, EITHER, BOTH - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010-01-08 Learning Benn Pitman's version to translate an old diary from 1870's – TEELINE, USA, OTHER 2 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2009-12-31 Any hints and tips for increasing my speed so I can use it in the workplace – CAROL, SOUTHERN IRELAND, TEELINE learning/developing for office use - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2009-12-23 I hope to learn shorthand to take better notes in College – JAY, USA, Novice - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2009-11-01 I learned in high school and have gotten many jobs over the years due to knowing Pitman Shorthand. Even though I didn't work for 10 years I still kept it up and got a job immediately once I decided to go back to work because I knew Pitman. It is an invaluable tool to have. – TONI, CANADA, 40 years of shorthand - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2009-10-31 Pitman is still the fastest form of handwritten shorthand – LOUISE, AUSTRALIA, PITMAN NEW ERA 40 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2009-10-23 Have been wanting to brush up on my shorthand for ages and am really glad to have found this site. – ALISON, UK, N.ERA 30+ years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2009-10-07 I've taught myself, but am too slow. I need to know it for research, so that I can take notes more quickly when I'm interviewing someone who won't give me permission to use a digital recorder, but will allow notes – ELIZ, UK, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2009-10-04 Have taken years to master the system, but find reading New Era, Centenary and 2000 fascinating. – GORDON, SOUTH AFRICA, MAINLY NEW ERA 22 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2009-09-21 I'm trying to learn and get my fluency and speed up - I started because it is an interesting and different way to write. – DEREK, UK, PIT2000 Several - still trying to learn - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2009-09-16 I know a lot _about_ Pitman's, but can't read or write it. Wish I could! Someday perhaps I'll learn it to complement the Gregg. – LW, USA, GREGG DIAMOND JUBILEE 30 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2009-09-05 Hello from sunny Gibraltar. I really enjoyed visiting this site...its been helpful as I plan to teach Pitman 2000 classes really soon!!!!!!!!!! – LORNA, GIBRALTAR, PITMAN 2000 31 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2009-09-02 Just looking. Before deciding. Thanks – NELSON, US, N/A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2009-08-21 Enjoyed your web page – MW, N.IRELAND N ERA 50 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2009-08-20 Learned at school and never forgotten! Lovely to make contact with other enthusiasts! – VALERIE, UK NEW ERA 39 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2009-08-16 Not used it for years but really want to brush up - so glad I found your website. – INGRID, NEW ZEALAND, NEW ERA 26+ years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2009-08-15 I wish I had learned it 40 years ago. Academic stream students did not have the chance. Having spent years in classrooms, meetings and on the phone making notes it would have been invaluable. I now have a copy of Pitman’s Shorthand and Pitman's English & Shorthand dictionary and am plugging away at it. Some of the English pronunciations in the shorthand are a bit confusing : Do they really pronunce city like that! A great site and thanks in particular for the tips on pens and pencils. – JK, CANADA, NEW ERA Just starting to learn it. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2009-08-04 Great website, thanks :-) – DEBRA , AUSTRALIA, NEW ERA 10 but then none for 25 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2009-07-21 I am hoping to apply for a job that requires shorthand. My skills need updating. Thank you for this website! – JANET , UK, NEW ERA 35 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2009-07-18 I manage my own page http://pitmanshorthand.homestead.com although I only achieved about 80-90 wpm learning from books. Probably I'm rusty now, but I have done my best to discuss Pitman Shorthand to the world. - PIERRE , CANADA, NEW ERA 2 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2009-07-13 I am reviewing my shorthand as I start a new job tomorrow. My top speed was 110wpm many years ago following a secretarial course, and I hope to be able to push my speed up a bit further. Thank you for your useful tips. I usually write with a biro but will look into a pen based on your recommendations. – PATRICIA , UK, NEW ERA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2009-07-12 ...I'll relate my experiences in the next twelve months as they happen – LES , GERMANY, PITMAN NEW ERA just started learning and am hooked... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2009-07-09 What a good website to do revision! Thank you! A great website for all new learner! – FRANKIE, CHINA, N. ERA 10 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2009-07-09 Enjoyed your site! Have used Pitman all my life but not professionally...yet it never goes away and still is useful for quick or private notes--p.s. don't see a Cayman flag to use... :) – TERRY, CAYMAN ISLES, NOT SURE! 3 - in 1963 to 1966 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2009-07-03 I am a great fan of Pitman New Era shorthand and think it is a great system. I love writing the outlines and I just love the idea that the English language can be condensed into different strokes and dots and dashes. – JANE, UK, NEW ERA 28 years - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2009-06-07 Wonderful site. Any new Pitman material will be greatly appreciated. – JOHN, USA, NEW ERA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2009-06-06 I visited this site as I am interested in teaching Pitman New Era shorthand. I have used it for many years and think it is by far the best system around. I do a lot of art and it is to me an artform in itself. – ROSE, UK - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2009-06-05 Great website for New Era -- very inspiring! – JOSH, FRANCE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -