Shorthand: Quickref Table
Most Frequently Used Words → Shortcut
Here’s the intersection of the short forms table with the 100 most commonly used words in English.
item | word | shortcut |
---|---|---|
1 | the | [over th] |
2 | be | b |
3 | of | o |
4 | and | nd |
5 | in | n |
6 | that | [over th] a |
7 | have | v |
8 | it | t |
9 | for | f |
10 | not | n |
11 | with | e [over th] |
12 | you | u |
13 | at | t |
14 | this | [over th] s |
15 | but | b t |
16 | by | b i |
17 | from | f m |
18 | they | [over th] e |
19 | would | d |
20 | what | o t |
21 | out | a u |
22 | about | a b |
23 | which | ch |
24 | when | e n |
25 | can | k |
26 | time | t i m |
27 | your | u |
28 | good | g |
29 | could | k d |
30 | them | [over th] m |
31 | than | [over th] n |
32 | over | o (over the line) |
33 | after | a f t |
34 | our | r |
35 | work | u k |
36 | well | l |
37 | any | n e |