Solutions to Lesson 46: How to Write Longhand Abbreviations in Gregg Shorthand

Learn how to write common abbreviations like “U.S.A.”, “blvd.”, and “P.O.” in Gregg Shorthand, plus memorize new brief forms and reading drills to build writing speed and fluency.

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Lesson 46: How to Write Longhand Abbreviations in Gregg Shorthand

Lesson 45: Mastering Advanced Gregg Shorthand Forms – From “Luxury” to “Negligence”

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Review the following forms:

arrive-arrival, derive, engage, strike, grade, trade,

doubt, crowd, proud, stood, loud, south, poor, pure,

cure, peculiar, confuse, excuse, refuse, became, light, private,

glorious, invite, provide, proceed, decide, prevail, repeat, operate.

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How to write Longhand abbreviations in Shorthand?

The following brief forms are similar to their longhand counterparts:

Amount (amt.), balance (bal.), boulevard (blvd.), discount (dis.), magazine (mag.), England (eng.),

memorandum (memo.), post office (P.O.), equivalent (equiv), America (Am.), Railroad (R.R.), O.K., free on board (F.O.B),

paid (pd.), Street (st.), horse power (h.p.), US., USA, ultimo (ut.), etc.

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Reading and Writing Exercise Translation:

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A TRIP TO MEXICO:

There is a saying, “What does one know of America who knows only the United States?” To the south lies Mexico, which is undoubtedly much less known to the people of the United States of America than such an important country should be.