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150 Common WordsPitman’s New Era ShorthandLong Live Pitman’s Shorthand!The list is an approximation of the 200 commonest words, with all theshort forms removed, and derivatives, similar words and somephrases added in, bringing the total to 772 entries.The pages are set out for printing for an A5 ring binder. Ring bindertabs can be printed from the PDF “Print Your Own ShorthandNotepad”.The 150 headwords plus the 70 most-used short forms coverapproximately 80% of everyday speech. These 70 short forms areshown separately at the end of the list.The blue headwords are ordered according to the first stroke. Phrasesare unvocalised except where necessary and advisable. Basiccontractions are indicated but derivatives that are part-contraction orpart-short form are not marked as such.The words are given as real text on the end pages to enablesearching.This material is for shorthand learning only and is not suitable foracademic word frequency research.More free downloads d reading material, downloads and dictation vised 6 October 2020The contents of this PDF, and all original material, images and downloads on thewebsites and Blogger sites are copyright Beryl L Pratt and are provided for personalnon-commercial study use only, and may not be republished in any form, or repostedonline, either in full or in part or edited. If you wish to share the content, please do soby a link to the appropriate page of the websites.
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Pitman’s New Era ShorthandSTROKE PEEpartpartspartingpartedpartlyparterpartnertaking partin all parts ofin all parts of the lesspoint of viewappointment (contraction)portportsporter (compare orterexportexportedexporterpossiblepossibility150 Common Wordsit is elledstandspelt (verb & seupwardsstandbyaboutstoodSTROKE at the at the same timebigconsiderable timebiggertrybiggesttriesbothtryingboytried (short form)boystrier tryerboyishturnboyfriendturnsboyhoodturningby buyturnedSTROKE TEEturneratturnoverits (contraction)STROKE DEEShort form “itself” is through dditioncarried tman’s New Era Shorthanddaytimedaylightmiddaydiddonedoesdo notdon’t (insert vowel)did notdidn’t (insert ifferingdifferedsaidgainsaidaforesaidunsaidSTROKE lechangeovereacheach othersuchsuchlikesuch and suchSTROKE JAYjustjustlyjusticejustnessjustifyunjustSTROKE velyactualactuallycamecausecausescausingcaused (compare esskindkindskinderkindestkindlySTROKE GAYagainagain and goodnessgoodwill (insert vowel)goodbyegoodnighttogether (contraction)togethernessaltogether (contraction)STROKE HAYheif he canhighhighlyhighesthigher (compare with“hire”)hire (compare pitmans-shorthand.org.uk150 Common Wordshousinghousedin the houseSTROKE rainwaterway weighwaysawayanywayin no way (insert vowel)wentSTROKE whereaboutsSTROKE use (noun, verb)STROKE ELLalongalongsidealsoI am alsoit is alsohelphelpshelping
Pitman’s New Era tslastinglastlinglylastedlastlylast weeklast terlightestlightedlightlylightenlightening (verb, comparewith “lightning”)lightnesslightning (noun, comparewith elyunlikelyliken lichenlikenedlikenessI would oklookoutlowlowslowinglowed load lodelowlylowestlowerloweredlowering (“to let down”)lowering louring cestillstilledstillnessSTROKE -live-pitmans-shorthand.org.uk150 Common WordsSTROKE comingwell-knownas well as possiblevery ou willwe willSTROKE WHELwhilewhilstwhilingmeanwhileawhileSTROKE ARair heir ereairsairingairedairyairlinearoundturnaroundorone or twotwo or threeherhersherselfhereherewithhereaboutswerewere notweren’t (insert vowel)you werethey werethey were notworkworksworkingworkedPitman’s New Era Shorthand150 Common WordsworkerreworkSTROKE RAYreadreadsreadingread (past tense) mrealisticrealiserealisationunrealunrealisticright riterightsrighting (compare bleround-upworldworldsworldwideworldlyin the worldall over the worldwritewriteswriting (compare with“righting”)writtenwrote roteSTROKE throughoutthrough-putSTROKE THEEotherothersotherwiseany other wayno other wayin other wordson the other handthanmore thanbetter thanthenthencethere and thenthesefor these (insert vowel)for those (insert vowel)theySTROKE ESSaskasksaskingaskedsaysayssayingsee seaseesseeingsawseen sceneunseenso sewso-sousfor uswith usto usSTROKE ISHsheshowshowsshowingshowedshownSTROKE lyformer (“earlier”)former (“one who forms”)application formwe have formedifoffoffhandoffchancetake offwrite offSTROKE hing (contraction)everyoneeverywhereSTROKE swww.long-live-pitmans-shorthand.org.uk
Pitman’s New Era Shorthandhomeworkhomelesshome-madeat home (insert mankindwoman (singular above line)women (plural on nt mendmeannessmeantimemight veunmovedmustmustn’tmyminemy own (insert vowel)samesamenessseem seamseemsseemingseemedseemlysome sumsomebodysomehowsomeonesomethingsometime smallnessSTROKE MDmade maidhandmademanmadeself-madeSTROKE ENanimalanimalsanotherone anotherinterest wableknewknowhowknowledge nationalnationwidenever (contraction)nevertheless (contraction)nevermore k150 Common Wordsnew gnunewsnewlynewernewest (compare with shortform “next”)newcomernewspapernonohownotit will notwe have notnownowadaysonlyonly beenit is only/it has onlywe have only beensinceSTROKE NDendendsendingendedendless (compare with“needless”)need kneed kneadneedsneedingneededneedless(compare with ndlessunsoundVOWEL SIGNII amI willI wouldI considerPitman’s New Era ShorthandThe 70 short forms that occurin the 200 common word list,in frequency k150 Common Words
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