noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
shorthand typist
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
typist
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My first job was as a shorthand typist - I was fired after three days, mainly for poor spelling.
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She was a more than competent shorthand typist and an efficient secretary.
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Barbara joined us as a junior shorthand typist in 1949.
■ VERB
take
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It was therefore natural to test the phonograph as if it were taking down shorthand .
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Everywhere he took notes in shorthand .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Candidates may use any system of shorthand writing.
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If your missive is addressed to your colleagues, then jargon may be acceptable shorthand .
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It is an acceptable shorthand if we understand by it that students learn how to form a relationship with what they learn.
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It is unfortunate that shorthand here makes Lewis imply that the life of submission to Grace is a course of self-improvement.
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Jargon is an effective form of shorthand , provided everyone understands it.
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More important was the style of dancing which was now defined by a shorthand record of steps.
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That is a reasonable shorthand for the problems that have recently rocked the so-called Republican revolution.
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What seem the simplest phrases in journalese shorthand can be very confusing.