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FLOWING SHORTHAND

Flowing Shorthand Handout

GENERAL SYMBOLS
Symbol De nition Symbol De nition Symbol De nition
VP, V Value premise ☺ Happiness ♀, ♀ism Female (Feminism)
C, © Criterion Ø Not ♂ Male; men
< Less than Δ Change  Check(s)
> Greater than ↑ Increase  More
Social contract; Supreme
= , =ity Equality ↓ Decrease SCt
Court
Unequal; Money, capital,
≠  Leads to; impact $, $ism
inequality capitalism
Con ict;
f(x) Function c/o b/c Because
contradiction
/ of; role/govt Gov’t Government St State
Rts Rights L or Lib Liberty SW Social Welfare
Individual
IRts Hrts Human Rights Econ Economics
Rights
Ppl People H Harm Ea Each
(T) Turn (S) Solves; Solvency (P) Power

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