{"product_id":"9781444102963","title":"Get Started In Shorthand: Pitman 2000","description":"Author: Pitman Publishing\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781444102963\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: John Murray\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jul 2010\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs this the right book for me?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGain a working vocabulary in Pitman 2000 in clear and easy stages\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShorthand is a valuable asset to everyone, young or old, in private or business life and Pitman 2000 is a system designed for easy learning, with a speed potential to meet the demands of a modern fast-moving world.\u003ci\u003e Get Started in Shorthand: Pitman 2000\u003c\/i\u003e is a beginner's guide to the basic theory and will give you a working vocabulary in Pitman 2000 in clear and easy stages.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach of the main sections contains a new set of sounds and rules, short forms, phrases and exercises, including audio exercises online. Review exercises give you the opportunity to consolidate material already covered, and a key to the exercises enable you to measure your rate of progress throughout the book. Written to make self-tuition both simple and stimulating and based on original Pitman Publishing material, this authoritative book is indispensable to anyone seeking a first or refresher course in Pitman 2000.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGet Started in Shorthand: Pitman 2000\u003c\/i\u003e includes:\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: Basic strokes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConsonants\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVowels\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePosition of outlines\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCircle S\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSES circle\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe suffix -ING\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTick THE\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePunctuation\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: Consonants and vowels\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeven more consonants\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStroke S\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePast tense of regular verbs\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe consonant R\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnstressed vowels\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: Halving strokes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHalving to add T\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHalving to add D\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen not to halve\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: Common combinations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe L hook\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe final syllables -TL or -DL\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eL hook with circle S\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePlural -INGS\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5: Third-place vowels\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDots\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDashes\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6: Complex vowel sounds\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDipthongs\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTriphones\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSES circle\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7: S and T in combinations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe ST loop\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe -STER loop\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eM and N with a following T or D\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eS and Z\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDiphones\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eZH\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eH\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8: The R hook\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eR hook on straight strokes\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStress rules\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9: Hook N\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinal hook N to curved strokes\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinal N hook to straight strokes\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10: Suffixes and compounds\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSuffixes\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCompound consonants\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11: L and R hooks with curves\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInitial hooks to curved strokes\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStress rules with R and L hooks\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReverse forms of initially hooked curves\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12: More hooks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-SHUN hook\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eF\/V hook\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13: Speed strokes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDoubling\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCON- or COM-\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14: Last words\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFigures\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNegative words\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSuffix -SHIP\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDisjoining\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOmission of a consonant\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVowel insertion\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLearn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design and interactive features: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNot got much time?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eO","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46388722499742,"sku":"ADS-9781444102963","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781444102963.jpg?v=1768027060","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781444102963","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}