Back before computers and email were commonly used in business, most people had access to a secretary, either their own or as part of a "pool." If you wanted to send a letter or message to someone, you dictated it to a secretary who wrote it down in shorthand, then typed it on his/her typewriter. Business schools for secretarial skills typically trained their students in shorthand as well as typing skills.
Agnes Elizabeth Osborne has written: 'The relationship between certain psychological tests and shorthand achievement' -- subject(s): Ability, Shorthand, Testing
it is a shorthand
"Ptf." is the shorthand for plaintiff.
Q&A is already shorthand for "question and answer."
the shorthand for a angry face :@
The triangle in shorthand means "therefore"
the shorthand for a crying face :'( Also, ='[ and ='( and :'[
Duployan shorthand was created in 1868.
Pitman shorthand was created in 1837.
Simson Shorthand was created in 1881.
The only shorthand symbol I can think of for 'of' is o/.
The only shorthand symbol I can think of for 'of' is o/.