Chart of Gregg Shorthand Simplified Brief Forms

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a, an [dot]

about ab

acknowledge ak

advantage av

advertise avt

after aft

agent aj

all o (turned sideways)

allow al

always ols

am, more m

among m ng

and, end nd

any ne

are, our, hour r

at, it t
automobile o tem b

be, by b

been bn

belief, believe be

between b ten

big bg

bill bl

body bo

business bs

but bt

can k

character kak

circle sekl

company, keep kp

conclude kk

conclusion k k sh

confidence, -dent kf
consider, -ation ks

correct kr

correspond, -ence kres

could kd

cover kv

date, did dt

Dear Sir, desire ds

deliver dl

difficult df k

direct drk

doctor, during dr

else ls

enable enb

enclose nk

enough nuf

envelope, nevertheless nvl

etc. ets
ever ev

every eve

experience esp

for f

from fm

future ftr

general jen

glad gl

go, good g

gone gn

got gt

govern gv

great gr

have v

he e

his, is s

house hus
how, out au

I a

idea ade

immediate eme

important, -tance mp

in, not n

individual nd v

instance, instant ns

let, letter le

like la

likewise l ia s

long l ng

market, Mr. mr

matter mat

merchandise m e ch d i s

merchant m e ch t

morning mn [dot]

Mrs. mrs
must ms

necessary n e ss

never nv

newspaper nsp

next nes

number num

object ob

of o

office o [right s]

opportunity opr

order od

ordinary o den

organize og

over o (over the line)

part pt

particular pat

please pl

presence, present pr
probable prb

progress prg

property prpt

prosecute prsk

public, publish pb

purchase p r ch

purpose prp

put p

quantity k t (intersected)

question k sh

railroad rr

recognise rknis

refer, reference rf

regard re

regular reg

remainder r e mn r

remember r e mn
remit rem

request rkes

return ret

right, write ri

satisfy, -actory sat

send sen

several sev

shall, ship sh

should sh d

side si

situation s e t sh

soon sn

speak sp

stand s tn

state st

street str

subject sj

success suk
such s ch

suggest, -tion suj

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 tu

unable nb

under u (over the line)

upon pn
use eu

usual, wish u sh

value vl

very ve

want o nd

was os

weak, week ek

well, will l

were, year er

what ot

when en

where ar

which ch

why i

with e [over th]

won, one un

wonder uun

work rk
world uu

worth u u [over th]

would d

yesterday est

yet et

you, your u

Yours truly, ut