Digital PDF Book Instant Download. PITMAN'S ENGLISH AND SHORTHAND DICTIONARY BASED ON THE ORIGINAL WORK OF SIR ISAAC PITMAN WITH LISTS OF PROPER NAMES, GRAMMALOGUES AND CONTRACTIONS, AND AN ANALYTICAL INTRODUCTION ON THE FORMATION OF SHORTHAND OUTLINES THE DEFINITIONS BY ARTHUR REYNOLDS, M.A., Oxon. 829 pages This Book was originally published in 1917 ****====================================================**** My Personal 100% Guarantee To You If you Buy this Book and after reading it, You feel that You did not get Your Money's worth from it, Message me and I will cancel your purchase and Refund Your Money. And You Can Keep The Book as My Personal Gift To You. ****====================================================**** PREFACE. In response to a demand often expressed by users of the Shorthand Dictionary, it was decided to add to the words it contained their ordinary meanings, with occasional notes concerning their origins. It was, in fact, impossible to resist the argument that it is vastly more convenient to use one book of reference than to have to use two, and accordingly the task of making the dictionary complete and self-contained was attempted, and has, it is hoped, been accomplished to the edification of those who may refer to it. In order to keep the volume within reasonable limits, a great degree of economy had to be practised. Words have a tendency, the result of their handling sometimes by ordinary folk and sometimes by writers, to pass from their primary and obvious meanings to metaphorical senses. Only in a large and comprehensive dictionary would it be possible to follow every word into a variety of usages, and here this has been done sparingly; for, given one or two of its meanings, anyone meeting a word in a connection different from its natural setting would at once perceive that metaphor had been at work upon it, and be able to see how it had acquired this further meaning. It is very tempting also to trace words to their earliest discoverable source, but again that process would result in extending the bulk as well as the scope of the present book. Its purpose is to furnish the writer of shorthand with a ready means of finding the common and regular signification of each word the shorthand outline of which he requires to learn. What such a student needs for his purpose is the immediate and obvious rather than the recondite. Into the making of an English Dictionary Dr. Johnson introduced a delightful feature, the illustration of the meanings and usages of words by means of literary passages in which they occur. In a particular context, and especially when placed there by one of the makers of literature, a word is invested with a new life and power, and it needs the quotation for the lexicographer adequately " to convey the acquired meaning. To attempt this here was also out of the question, and the modest rule assumed confines the ambition of this Dictionary within the limit of a desire to explain simply and usefully the words of the vocabulary. Subject, therefore, to these restrictions, the work is submitted to the pubUc of shorthand writers and students, in the hope and with the intention that it may be a real help to them. A. R. CONTENTS. PREFACE INTRODUCTION INDEX TO INTRODUCTION KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS USED SHORTHAND OUTLINES AND DEFINITIONS PROPER NAMES GRAMMALOGUES, ALPHABETICAL LIST OF CONTRACTIONS, ALPHABETICAL LIST OF ====================================== This scarce book is included in our special Rare Books Recycled Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical books, we have chosen to Digitize this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other Digitizing issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's rare works of literature that would not normally be available. ====================================== This Book is intended for education and informational purposes only. Our modification and restoration process of this book, has resulted in our creating a new work (restored or annotated or improved work), that gives us a clear and novated copyright to this modified version. ====================================== Please note. This ebook is in PDF. file format. You can read it on your iPad or Tablet with iBooks. You can read it on your computer with Adobe Acrobat Reader If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed in your computer, you can download it from Adobe. It's completely FREE. ====================================== Shipping is FREE via Instant Digital Delivery: This is a digital item. Once Payment is received, your book will be available in your etsy purchases to download directly to your iPad, Tablet or computer. .