Difference between Shorthand and Written

What is the difference between Shorthand and Written?

Shorthand as a noun is a compendious and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols, for letters, words, etc.; short writing; stenography; phonography while Written as an adjective is of, relating or characteristic of writing (i.e., of that which has been written)

Shorthand

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A compendious and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols, for letters, words, etc.; short writing; stenography; phonography any brief or shortened way of saying or doing something

Example sentence: I have no intention of becoming a shorthand author.

Written

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of, relating or characteristic of writing (i.e., of that which has been written)That was written.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.

Example sentence: The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence.

We hope you now know whether to use Shorthand or Written in your sentence.

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