Brown students decode Roger Williams’s shorthand With mathematical precision, mystery solved By Martine Powers Globe Staff,December 4, 2012, 10:34 p.m.

It took Dickens about a year to master Gurney's Brachygraphy, and he spent three years using the shorthand as a court reporter. He also began adding his own unique symbols to write personal memos ...

Parents everywhere no doubt worry about their children's online activities. And with "textspeak" and acronyms so common, it's often hard to understand what kids are saying online. This decoder will ...

And with “textspeak” and acronyms so common, it’s often hard to understand what kids are saying online. This decoder will help define the abbreviations used in Internet shorthand. Number to Know ...

And with “textspeak” and acronyms so common, it’s often hard to understand what kids are saying online. This decoder will help define the abbreviations used in Internet shorthand. Number to Know ...

And with “textspeak” and acronyms so common, it’s often hard to understand what kids are saying online. This decoder will help define the abbreviations used in Internet shorthand. Number to Know 10: ...