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 is k can t it underline last letter -ing overline last letter -ed - -ment a -ate j -tion Speedwriting is 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 written by… (More on Speedwriting)