Symbol/Letter Word . the · a + and v of, have, or very f for, if b by, bye, or buy r are, re- u you(r) s 's k can t it underline last letter -ing overline last letter -ed - -ment a -ate j 'g' in age or judge Speedwriting's a shorthand writing system developed in 1924 by Emma Dearborn, an instructor at the University of Chicago. It uses alphabetic characters and was originally designed so that it could be w… (More on Speedwriting)