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'''Stenoscript''' or ''Stenoscript ABC Shorthand'' is a [[shorthand]] system invented by Manuel C. Avancena (1923-1987) and first published in 1950. Encyclopedia Britannica, originatingperhaps erroneously, claims the system was published in [[London]] in 1607.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/565305/Stenoscript-ABC-Shorthand article on [[Britannica.com]] website]</ref> An unrelated project also called Stenoscript was written by George A.S. Oliver and published in London in 1934.

==History==

'''Stenoscript''' or Stenoscript ABC is a shorthand system, originating in [[London]] 1607.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/565305/Stenoscript-ABC-Shorthand article on [[Britannica.com]] website]</ref>

According to a profile published in ''The News'' (the daily newspaper in Frederick, Maryland, 8 April 1968), Avencena was attending [[George Washington University]] and dropped out of a Gregg shorthand course to devote his time to developing a system that could be learned more quickly. After spending many hours in the [[Library of Congress]] studying stenography and word frequency statistics, he eventually self-published his first Stenoscript book and taught classes to promote his system.

Numerous revised editions of the book were published through 1989, a book of dictation drills appeared in 1972 and a dictionary was issued in 1989. A Spanish edition was published in 1967. The system was taught in a few high schools and colleges although it is difficult to determine how many. A few dissertations and theses compared the progress of Stensocript students to learners of other systems.<ref>Information retrieved from worldcat.org 2014-11-14</ref>

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