The Best of Creative Computing Volume 1 (published 1976)
Shorthand Instruction via Computer (sample page of dictionary, computer output of edited text image showing rejected words, word frequency count)
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WORD LESSON WORD NUMBER OF WORD WORD
FIRST USED IN SYLLABLES FREQUENCY TYPE
VOL. 1. D.J. IN WORD (10O*S)
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A 3 1 1 1
ABLE 3 2 3
ABOUT 15 2 1 1
ABOVE 13 2 2
ACCEPT 5 2 5
ACCEPTANCE 21 3 14
ACCEPTED 14 3 10
ACCIDENT 21 3 13
ACCIDENTS 21 3 14
ACCOMMODATE 20 4 14
ACCOMMODATIONS 27 5 14 3
ACCOMPLISHED 20 3 14
ACCORDANCE 11 3 10
ACCORDING 11 3 4 3
ACCORDINGLY 37 4 12 3
ACCOUNT 20 2 2
ACCOUNTING 20 3 9 3
ACCOUNTS 20 2 9
ACKNOWLEDGE 23 3 9 1
ACROSS 5 2 10
ACT 5 1 11
ACTION 9 2 4 3
ACTIVE 5 2 15
ACTIVITIES 5 4 6
ACTIVITY 5 4 11
ACTUAL 31 3 8 3
ACTUALLY 31 4 9 3
ADD 5 1 7
ADDED 14 2 8
ADDITION 27 3 3 3
ADDITIONAL 27 4 2 3
ADDRESS 5 2 4
ADDRESSED 5 2 11
ADEQUATE 14 3 12
ADJUSTMENT 19 3 10 3
ADMINISTRATION 16 5 7 3
ADMINISTRATIVE 16 5 13
ADVANCE 5 2 8
ADVANTAGE 21 3 6 1
ADVANTAGES 2l 4 15 2
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Figure 1. Sample page of the dictionary.
E D I T E D T E X T I M A G E
DEAR SIR:
YOUR LETTER OF MAY FIRST CAME TO ME THIS DAY . IT WILL BE / ONLY THREE
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DAYS BEFORE I CAN MAIL YOU THE TWO HUNDRED DAILY /01/ PAPERS FOR WHICH YOU
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ASKED . IS THIS ALL RIGHT WITH YOU ? I WOULD / PUT A FAST SERVICE ON
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THIS PACKAGE . THE COST WILL BE THREE DOLLARS /02/ FOR THE FIRST ONE
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HUNDRED . BUT ONLY TWO DOLLARS FOR THE REMAINING / ONE HUNDRED .
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CORDIALLY,
NUMBER OF TEXT CARDS READ ---------------------- 7
NUMBER OF GOOD WORD OF TEXT CARDS ---------------- 60
NUMBER OF WORDS REJECTED ON TEXT CARDS CARDS ----------- 8
NUMBER OF GOOD SYLLABLES ON TEXT CARDS ------------- 74
SYLLABIC INTENSITY (GOOD SYLLABLES / GOOD WORDS) - 1.233
Figure 2. Computer output of edited text image shoving rejected words.
E D I T E D T E X T I M A G E
DEAR SIR :
I READ YOUR LETTER OF MAY FIRST THIS DAY . IT WILL / BE ONLY THREE DAYS BEFORE I
CAN MAIL YOU THE TWO DAILY /01/ PAPERS FOR WHICH YOU ASKED . IS THIS ALL RIGHT
WITH YOU ? I / WOULD PUT GOOD SERVICE ON THIS PACKAGE . THE COST WILL BE THREE
/02/ DOLLARS FOR THE FIRST , BUT ONLY TWO DOLLARS FOR THE / REMAINING .
CORDIALLY ,
NUMBER OF TEXT CARDS READ ---------------------- 7
NUMBER OF GOOD WORD OF TEXT CARDS ---------------- 61
NUMBER OF WORDS REJECTED ON TEXT CARDS CARDS ----------- 0
NUMBER OF GOOD SYLLABLES ON TEXT CARDS ------------- 75
SYLLABIC INTENSITY (GOOD SYLLABLES / GOOD WORDS) - 1.229
Figure 3. Computer output of edited text Inge shoving usable passage.
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GROUP FREQUENCY PERCENT FREQUENCY
1 41 67.2
2 4 6.5
3 5 8.1
4 1 1.6
5 2 3.2
6 1 1.6
7 1 1.6
8 1 1.6
9 1 1.6
10 0 0.0
11 0 0.0
12 1 1.6
13 3 4.9
14 0 0.0
15 0 0.0
TOTAL 61
Figure 4. Computer output of word frequency count by hundred groupings
LESSON FREQUENCY PERCENT FREQUENCY
8 17 27.8
7 5 8.1
5 22 36.0
4 2 3.2
3 9 14.7
2 4 6.5
1 2 3.2
TOTAL 61
Figure 5. Computer output of lesson frequency count.
LESSON 08 LESSON 05 LESSON 03
BE ASKED DAYS
BEFORE BUT DEAR
CORDIALLY CAN I
DAILY FIRST IT
FOR IS PAPERS
GOOD LETTER WILL
ONLY OF
PUT PACKAGE
THIS SERVICE LESSON 02
WHICH SIR
WOULD THE MAIL
THREE READ
WITH REMAINING
LESSON 07 YOU RIGHT
YOUR
ALL
COST LESSON 01
DOLLARS LESSON 04
ON DAY
TWO MAY
Figure 6. Computer output of word usage by lesson.
TYPE 1 THIS TYPE 3
WHICH
BE WILL CORDIALLY
BUT WITH DAILY
CAN WOULD ONLY
FOR YOU
GOOD YOUR
I TYPE 4
IS
IT REMAINING
OF TYPE 2
PUT
THE BEFORE
Figure 7. Computer output of word forms by type.
TYPE FREQUENCY PERCENT FREQUENCY
1 31 83.7
2 1 2.7
3 4 10.8
4 1 2.7
Figure 8. Computer output of word forms by count.
