Why Personal Shorthand?
PS is the only all-alphabetic shorthand system in America — using only the 26 letters of the longhand alphabet. Unlike other so-called alphabetic systems, it is not a “hybrid” system that employs both letters of the alphabet and nonalphabetic symbols. PERSONAL SHORTHAND can be written with pen, pencil, typewriter, or computer. It is the essence of all abbreviated longhand systems, refined into one. PERSONAL SHORTHAND is the product of many years of patient research and development by outstanding shorthand authorities like Dr. Yerian and Carl W. Salser (former member of the National Council on Educational Research and President of Educational Research Associates). PERSONAL SHORTHAND can be learned in a fraction of the time it takes to learn other shorthand systems . . . and is extremely effective both as a vocational and a personal-use shorthand skill. As you will note in the sample below, PS uses absolutely no symbols foreign to the 26 letters of the alphabet; no shorthand curves, ang
