Teeline Shorthand
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| Type | abjad shorthand |
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| Spoken languages | English |
| Created by | James Hill |
| Time period | 1970–present |
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| Child systems | - |
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Teeline is a shorthand system accepted by the NCTJ, an organisation for training journalists in the United Kingdom.[1] It was developed in 1970 by James Hill, a teacher of Pitman Shorthand.[1] It is adaptable to a variety of languages but is mainly used within the Commonwealth. Speeds above 140 words-per-minute are possible.[1] It was created so that the basic alphabet can be quickly learned, and from then on all it requires is practice. It is common for people to create their own word groupings, increasing their speed.[1]
[edit] Writing Style
It is a streamlined way to transcribe the spoken word quickly by removing unnecessary letters from words and making the letters themselves faster to write.[1] Vowels are often removed when they are not the first or last letter of a word, and silent letters are also ignored.[1] Common prefixes, suffixes, and word pairings (such as "sh" and "ing") are reduced to single symbols. The symbols themselves are derived from the old cursive forms of the letter and the unnecessary parts are again stripped leaving only the core of the letter left.[1]
[edit] Alphabet
It differs from many shorthand systems by basing itself on the alphabet as opposed to phonetics, making it simpler to learn but also carrying the speed limitations of the alphabet when compared to other systems.[1] However, it is common to find some phonetics used. For example, ph is often just written as an f, so the word phase would be written as if it were spelt fase. This coincides with the creator's intentions of streamlining it as much as possible.[1] Like many shorthand systems there are few strict rules on how to write it, so it is not uncommon that it is adapted by the user to make it as swift as possible.[1]
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