- Maron Shorthand
Infobox_person
name=Afonso Maron
caption = Afonso Maron, creator of the Maron shorthand method
birth_place=Itabuna ,Bahia, Brazil
birth_date = 22 May 1912
death_date = 7 May 1977
occupation=teacher and graduate of medicine
spouse=Elza de Almeida Maron
children=2Maron Shorthand is a
shorthand method created byBrazilian graduate ofFaculdade de Medicina da Bahia (Bahia Medicinal College)Afonso Maron . The method is made to be used with thePortuguese language but has been adapted to others, such as English and Spanish.Characteristics
* Vowels are only placed either in the beginning or end of a word, but never in between.
* It is commonly assumed that each consonant may be followed by a vowel. If it is followed by two vowels, one dot is placed; three vowels, two dots; etc...
* Nasal syllables (such as the first two letters in the Portuguese word "amplo") are separated by a small space from the rest of the word and the nasal consonant is removed, leaving only the vowel.
*Declarative sentence s are ended with a long vertical line (note: this vertical line is longer than the one used to represent the letterF ).Examples
The first example translates from Portuguese as "My shorthand students are very studious."The second translates as "Sane mind in a sane body."
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