Gregg shorthand
E953428
UNEXPLORED
Gregg shorthand is a widely used system of rapid writing based on elliptical figures and lines, designed for efficient note-taking and stenography in the English language.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gregg shorthand canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11889933 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gregg shorthand Context triple: [Pitman shorthand, influenced, Gregg shorthand]
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Pitman shorthand
Pitman shorthand is a phonetic writing system developed in the 19th century by Isaac Pitman to enable rapid transcription of spoken English using simplified strokes and symbols.
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B.
Tachygraphy by Thomas Shelton
Tachygraphy by Thomas Shelton is a 17th-century English shorthand system widely used for rapid writing, notably employed by Samuel Pepys to record his famous diary.
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C.
Morse
Morse is the middle name of Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of Christian Science.
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D.
Morse
Morse is a surname most famously associated with Samuel Morse, the American inventor and co-developer of the Morse code communication system.
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E.
Morse code
Morse code is a system of encoding text characters as sequences of short and long signals (dots and dashes) used historically for long-distance telegraph and radio communication.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gregg shorthand Target entity description: Gregg shorthand is a widely used system of rapid writing based on elliptical figures and lines, designed for efficient note-taking and stenography in the English language.
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A.
Pitman shorthand
Pitman shorthand is a phonetic writing system developed in the 19th century by Isaac Pitman to enable rapid transcription of spoken English using simplified strokes and symbols.
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B.
Tachygraphy by Thomas Shelton
Tachygraphy by Thomas Shelton is a 17th-century English shorthand system widely used for rapid writing, notably employed by Samuel Pepys to record his famous diary.
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C.
Morse
Morse is the middle name of Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of Christian Science.
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D.
Morse
Morse is a surname most famously associated with Samuel Morse, the American inventor and co-developer of the Morse code communication system.
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E.
Morse code
Morse code is a system of encoding text characters as sequences of short and long signals (dots and dashes) used historically for long-distance telegraph and radio communication.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.