Mention should be made that Pitman shorthand is not the only system of shorthand around. In the United States, Gregg shorthand had surpassed Pitman in popularity. Gregg works on a totally different plan: vowels have strokes of their own and vowels and consonants are written together in words which are continuous, cursive squiggles of lines, curves and loops. The thickness of a line is uniform, and the vertical position of a stroke doesn't matter so Gregg does not need paper with printed lines for reference. The Gregg system uses a standard steno-notepad ruling of 3 lines to the inch, compared to the somewhat wider lines in Pitman of 3/8 of an inch each. In Gregg, short and long arcs represent different letters, which may cause confusion if the size is miswritten or misjudged. In Pitman, halving or doubling the size of a stroke has a more intricate meaning which cannot be confused for a different starting sound. HOWEVER, Pitman has a similar point of confusion about thick and thin strokes, which represent close but distinct consonant sounds. These can be confused if thick strokes are miswritten as thin and vice-versa.
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The new Practical Shorthand Manual; a Complete and Comprehensive Exposition of Pitman Shorthand by Benn Pitman, Nov 10, 2018, Franklin Classics Trade Press edition, hardcover. In other words, the spelling in Isaac Pitman Shorthand is phonetic, the ordinary spelling being entirely discharged, and the sounds of the words only being represented by the shorthand characters employed.' -So begins 'Course in Isaac Pitman Shorthand', a classic manual on the practice of shorthand. Pitman's Shorthand Manual (New Era Edition) Hardcover – January 1, 1923 by Isaac Pitman (Author) › Visit Amazon's Isaac Pitman Page. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author. Are you an author? Learn about Author Central. PITMAN SHORTHAND: The Pitman method was invented by Isaac Pitman, an Englishman, in the 1830’s. His first shorthand book was published in England in 1837. Pitman 1 The World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia (TM©) 1997 World Book Inc., 525 W. Monroe, Chicago.