Chart
of Gregg Shorthand Simplified Brief Forms
Word |
Brief
Form (Text) |
Brief
Form (Image) |
| a, an |
[dot] |
|
| about |
a b |
|
| acknowledge |
a k |
|
| advantage |
a v |
|
| advertise |
a v t |
|
| after |
a f t |
|
| agent |
a j |
|
| all |
o (turned sideways) |
|
| allow |
a l |
|
| always |
o l s |
|
| am, more |
m |
|
| among |
m ng |
|
| and, end |
nd |
|
| any |
n e |
|
| are, our, hour |
r |
|
| at, it |
t |
|
| automobile |
o tem b |
|
| be, by |
b |
|
| been |
b n |
|
| belief, believe |
b e |
|
| between |
b ten |
|
| big |
b g |
|
| bill |
b l |
|
| body |
b o |
|
| business |
b s |
|
| but |
b t |
|
| can |
k |
|
| character |
k a k |
|
| circle |
s e k l |
|
| company, keep |
k p |
|
| conclude |
k k |
|
| conclusion |
k k sh |
|
| confidence, -dent |
k f |
|
| consider, -ation |
k s |
|
| correct |
k r |
|
| correspond, -ence |
k r e s |
|
| could |
k d |
|
| cover |
k v |
|
| date, did |
dt |
|
| Dear Sir, desire |
d s |
|
| deliver |
d l |
|
| difficult |
df k |
|
| direct |
d r k |
|
| doctor, during |
d r |
|
| else |
l s |
|
| enable |
e n b |
|
| enclose |
n k |
|
| enough |
n u f |
|
| envelope, nevertheless |
n v l |
|
| etc. |
e t s |
|
| ever |
e v |
|
| every |
e v e |
|
| experience |
e s p |
|
| for |
f |
|
| from |
f m |
|
| future |
f t r |
|
| general |
j e n |
|
| glad |
g l |
|
| go, good |
g |
|
| gone |
g n |
|
| got |
g t |
|
| govern |
g v |
|
| great |
g r |
|
| have |
v |
|
| he |
e |
|
| his, is |
s |
|
| house |
h u s |
|
| how, out |
a u |
|
| I |
a |
|
| idea |
a d e |
|
| immediate |
e m e |
|
| important, -tance |
m p |
|
| in, not |
n |
|
| individual |
nd v |
|
| instance, instant |
n s |
|
| let, letter |
l e |
|
| like |
l a |
|
| likewise |
l ia s |
|
| long |
l ng |
|
| market, Mr. |
m r |
|
| matter |
m a t |
|
| merchandise |
m e ch d i s |
|
| merchant |
m e ch t |
|
| morning |
mn [dot] |
|
| Mrs. |
m r s |
|
| must |
m s |
|
| necessary |
n e ss |
|
| never |
n v |
|
| newspaper |
n s p |
|
| next |
n e s |
|
| number |
n u m |
|
| object |
o b |
|
| of |
o |
|
| office |
o [right s] |
|
| opportunity |
o p r |
|
| order |
o d |
|
| ordinary |
o den |
|
| organize |
o g |
|
| over |
o (over the line) |
|
| part |
p t |
|
| particular |
p a t |
|
| please |
p l |
|
| presence, present |
p r |
|
| probable |
p r b |
|
| progress |
p r g |
|
| property |
p r p t |
|
| prosecute |
p r s k |
|
| public, publish |
p b |
|
| purchase |
p r ch |
|
| purpose |
p r p |
|
| put |
p |
|
| quantity |
k t (intersected) |
|
| question |
k sh |
|
| railroad |
r r |
|
| recognise |
r k n i s |
|
| refer, reference |
r f |
|
| regard |
r e |
|
| regular |
r e g |
|
| remainder |
r e mn r |
|
| remember |
r e mn |
|
| remit |
r e m |
|
| request |
r k e s |
|
| return |
r e t |
|
| right, write |
r i |
|
| satisfy, -actory |
s a t |
|
| send |
s e n |
|
| several |
s e v |
|
| shall, ship |
sh |
|
| should |
sh d |
|
| side |
s i |
|
| situation |
s e t sh |
|
| soon |
s n |
|
| speak |
s p |
|
| stand |
s tn |
|
| state |
s t |
|
| street |
s t r |
|
| subject |
s j |
|
| success |
s u k |
|
| such |
s ch |
|
| suggest, -tion |
s u j |
|
| than, then |
[over th] n |
|
| thank |
[over th] [raised dot] |
|
| that |
[over th] a |
|
| the |
[over th] |
|
| their, there |
[under th] |
|
| them |
[over th] m |
|
| they |
[over th] e |
|
| thing, think |
[over th] [dot] |
|
| this |
[over th] s (one stroke)
|
|
| those |
[over th] [left s] |
|
| throughout |
[under th] r u t |
|
| time |
tm |
|
| to, two, too |
t u |
|
| unable |
n b |
|
| under |
u (over the line) |
|
| upon |
p n |
|
| use |
e u |
|
| usual, wish |
u sh |
|
| value |
v l |
|
| very |
v e |
|
| want |
o nd |
|
| was |
o s |
|
| weak, week |
e k |
|
| well, will |
l |
|
| were, year |
e r |
|
| what |
o t |
|
| when |
e n |
|
| where |
a r |
|
| which |
ch |
|
| why |
i |
|
| with |
e [over th] |
|
| won, one |
u n |
|
| wonder |
u u n |
|
| work |
r k |
|
| world |
u u |
|
| worth |
u u [over th] |
|
| would |
d |
|
| yesterday |
e s t |
|
| yet |
e t |
|
| you, your |
u |
|
| Yours truly, |
u t |
|
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