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Things shorthand often describes ("shorthand ________")
- outline
- records
- designation
- code
- property
- method
- note
- skill
- report
- characters
- notebooks
- course
- language
- devices
- labels
- notation
- writers
- teacher
- name
- plates
- communication
- versions
- notes
- label
- book
- symbol
- pad
- sign
- definition
- reporters
- reference
- skills
- record
- way
- transcription
- outlines
- writing
- notebook
- means
- symbols
- formula
- summary
- phrase
- instruction
- books
- clerk
- term
- version
- methods
- dictation
- names
- description
- reporting
- teachers
- account
- phrases
- expert
- notations
- typists
- technique
- representation
- style
- test
- purposes
- expression
- ways
- audio
- statement
- syntax
- class
- typing
- systems
- system
- device
- transcript
- typist
- properties
- references
- fashion
- reporter
- classes
- terms
- diary
- reports
- statements
- tests
- form
- signs
- writer
- students
- word
- speed
- designations
- machine
- expressions
- descriptions
How shorthand often is described ("________ shorthand")
- dramatic
- useful
- modern
- private
- popular
- cognitive
- phonetic
- scientific
- bureaucratic
- numerical
- simple
- medical
- misleading
- journalistic
- notational
- conversational
- emotional
- legal
- rough
- cultural
- mathematical
- illegible
- common
- linguistic
- rhetorical
- cinematic
- universal
- advanced
- pictorial
- conventional
- rapid
- professional
- ideological
- easy
- symbolic
- chemical
- peculiar
- crude
- historical
- usual
- german
- handy
- own
- graphic
- critical
- mere
- visual
- personal
- helpful
- perceptual
- poetic
- quick
- intellectual
- convenient
- algebraic
- learnt
- learned
- mental
- theatrical
- metaphorical
- familiar
- cryptic
- statistical
- effective
- descriptive
- syntactic
- powerful
- conceptual
- elementary
- literary
- musical
- efficient
- keeping
- greek
- artistic
- standard
- verbal
- neat
- theological
- technical
