is unobtainable. It may also contain the rationale for formulating Speedwords. The deficiencies should be addressed differently. Instead of immediately changing some Speedwords, the system of affixes (prefix, suffix) need to be re-examined. The number of prefixes should be reduced. Some overlap (e.g., augmentation, and favourable, TYDS, pages 37–38, 34 respectively). The complement suffix denote an incorrect pair or is out of sequence TYDS, pages 50–51) for example, 'ze' means send but 'zes' is bring. The diminutive suffix does not convey magnitude (TYDS, page 51), for example, 'do' for live, while 'dot' is visit). The use of a prefix conceals the Speedword because the first letter cannot be immediately recognised. These proposals would make Speedwords more easily recognisable because the elementary stem would be reliably recognisable. Apparently in the 1980s and 1990s some attempts were made to amend Speedword shortcomings but they are no longer available for inspection and evaluation. Improvements depend upon reading Dutton publications from 1933 and 1951 which may disclose method and rationale. References External links "Dutton Speedwords Dictionary" transcribed by Richard Kennaway - approximately 3 000 Dutton Speedwords Dutton Speedwords Translator Piashi - a modern speedwords derivative Yublin - a shorthand based on similar principles, but optimized for notetaking compression rather than international dialogue Dutton v Pitman (Shorthand) Alleged Libel Lawsuit [link to archived article] A list of all One Letter Dutton Speedwords A work-in-progress spreadsheet of Dutton Speedwords by Dr Gary R Oliver available from dr@well.com Shorthand systems Constructed languages International auxiliary languages Constructed languages introduced in the 1920s 1922 introductions