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Sir Isaac Pitman   /sər ˈaɪzək pˈɪtmən/   Listen
Sir Isaac Pitman

noun
1.
English educator who invented a system of phonetic shorthand (1813-1897).  Synonym: Pitman.





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"Sir isaac pitman" Quotes from Famous Books



... ("Robert"), and all the American humorists who have adopted the same idea, are but followers where the great Titmarsh led. Jeames's weakness became a strength in Thackeray's hands, and at one time was turned with effect upon Sir Isaac Pitman's "Spelling Reform," which was then a novel butt for the satirist. The incident has been thus gravely recorded in the pages of ...
— The History of "Punch" • M. H. Spielmann


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