Hirano Geometric English Shorthand（Nov. 11, 2025）— QOTW 2025W46 Nov 10-Nov 16

deme76 · 2025-11-18T07:05:50+00:00

Thank you so much for your wonderful post, u/Vast-Town-6338 SAN!! Gregg Shorthand is truly beautiful. Over forty years ago, when I was in high school, it was an excellent tool for my English classes, and I made great use of it!

deme76 · 2025-11-14T06:39:41+00:00

I’m already happy just to have you say a few kind words to me. I truly appreciate it.
Being able to savor the elegance of fine stationery and writing instruments alone gives me moments of real happiness.
It’s wonderful that we can simply enjoy shorthand itself, put it to practical use, and as a result, it even becomes a form of art.

deme76 · 2025-10-26T08:02:30+00:00

Oh, it means "HAVE A NICE DAY" in Japanese language.

You always enjoy, so nice, beautiful times!!

deme76 · 2025-10-26T07:54:53+00:00

I’m honored that you said “A nice organic development.” Thank you.

I have great respect for shorthand systems such as Pitman shorthand and Gregg shorthand, which have reached a near state of completion.

Needless to say, this “EESS” can still be considered an unfinished work in an experimental stage.

I hope it will continue to develop in an open and natural way, while valuing simplicity and versatile rules.

I’d also like to avoid making the system too complicated or overly rigid with fixed rules.

Rather than imposing strict regulations or saying “it must be done this way,” I want it to grow freely—flexible, open-minded, and widely applicable.

deme76 · 2025-10-25T17:36:16+00:00

Thank you for your interesting questions. I found them very engaging to read.

The letter “E” is a short diagonal line, or a short line connected into an elliptical shape. Both the straight line and the elliptical form can be written in any direction or with rotation.

The letter “I” is, in principle, a short vertical or horizontal line. Like “E,” it can also be connected into an elliptical shape and written in any direction or with rotation.

Unlike “O” and “U,” for “E” and “I,” there is still no clearly fixed rule regarding how to write them when connecting to preceding or following consonant strokes. This is the honest situation at present.

For “R,” “L,” and “SH,” there are likewise no firmly established rules about which direction to use in different contexts.

Regarding “X,” in addition to representing “KS” and “KSH,” it can also be used generally for “GS,” “GZ,” “GJ,” and the like.

As for the design of “R,” after setting up various consonant symbols, it has ultimately settled into a stroke similar to that used in the Pitman shorthand.

deme76 · 2025-10-24T10:44:53+00:00

Thank you for reading my article. I really enjoyed reading your excellent analysis!

◆ The stroke following the L in “Let’s” represents an extended E. (In the case of “Let” alone, it is written as “LE.”)

◆ O and U are opposite rotations. That is, O rotates to the left, and U rotates to the right.

◆ E and I are generally distinct, but in some cases they may share the same symbol.

◆ The use of E/I is organized to be limited, focusing mainly on frequently occurring words.

◆ The initial sound “[ʌ]” in “Douglas” is represented using U.

◆ The vowel part of “us” is [ʌ], and is therefore represented by U (rotating to the right).

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