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Shorthand © Beryl L Prattwww.long-live-pitmans-shorthand.org.uk

HM QUEEN’S BROADCASTS

Vowels shown are essential/advised 18 August 2014

Video & text at www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcastsPitman’s New Era Shorthand Word List & Phrases

Children’s Hour 1940 – 1 of 2421 words in 3 mins 17 secs = 128 wpm





Children’s Hour 1940 – 2 of 2421 words in 3 mins 17 secs = 128 wpm

sort of overrides the normal rule where hook F/V is sounded before halving for T – this only occursin some phrases (e.g. report of, instead of, in spite of) and never occurs in normal outlines.

Phrases are in the order that they occur. The list is notexhaustive and very simple phrases are not shown.





21st Birthday Speech 1947 – 1 of 4835 words in 5 mins 43 secs = 141 wpm






Insert the vowel in same time to distinguish it from some time.

It is helpful to vocalise elders, in case it is mistaken for leaders.

at your service and to yourselves need writing carefully as the outlines are similar and close in meaning.

didn’t – the middle d is omitted from the outline as it is only lightly sounded – you are actually writing “dint”.

woman and sent are written out of position, to differentiate.






Christmas Broadcast 1957 – 1 of 4829 words in 6 mins 48 secs = 122 wpm







self-governing self-interest self-restraint – “self” prefixed outlines always take 2nd position,unlike the “con” prefix, where the outline take the position of the vowel that follows the prefix.

“self-con” outlines also always take 2nd position e.g. confident self-confident

Head of the Commonwealth uses proximity to replace the “con” dot.





The word lists as real text, to enable search/clipboard

aaboutadventuresAfricaairmenallamAmericaandareasatAustraliaawaybebearbecausebeforebehalfbestbetterbothbutbycanCanadacarecheerfulnesschildrenchildren’scomecomescompanionscontinuallycountriescountrycouragedanger

differentdifficultdoendeveningeveryoneexperiencefatherfathersfeelfindfinishforforgetforgettingfriendsfromfullgallantgiveGodgoinggonegoodgoodnighthadhappierhappyhavehavinghelphomehomeshostshourIinis

itjustkindkindlyknowleadingleavelifelikelivinglotloveluckmakemanyMargaretmeansmessagemilesmostmothermothersmuchmustmymyselfnewnotofoftenoldonouroverseasownpartspeacepeople

pictureplacequiterelationsrememberRosesadnesssailorssamesayseeingsendseparatedsharesharedsidesightssistersosoldierssortsouthspeakingstatesstillsuresurroundingssympathytalkedthankthatthetheirthesethinkthinkingthisthose

thousandstimetotodaytomorrowtootravelledtruetruthfullytryingUnitedusvictoryvisitswantwarwartimewewelcomewelcomedwellwhatwhenwhowillwisheswishingwithwon’tworldwouldyouyourZealand

Children’s Hour 1940






aableaboutaccomplishaccomplishedactAfricaafteragoaheadallalonealsoalthoughamamonganancestorsancientandanxietiesanyareasatbattlebebeenbeforebeginbehindbelongbelongingbirthdayblessbooksbornbornebringsBritishBrookeburdenbutbybygonecamecancannotCapecarrycertainlychallengescheerfullychildhoodcomecoming

commonwealthcontinentcountrycouragedangerdaunteddaydaysdearlydeclarededicationdeeplydefencedevoteddiddifficultiesdodoneeartheldersEmpireEnglandespeciallyEuropeeveneveryeverywhereexampleexertionsfaithfamilyfather'sfeelfinerfirstforforefathersforwardfoughtfreefriendsfromgivegivengloriousglorygoGodgoodgrandergratefulgreatgreatestgreetgrownhad

happyhardshipshashaveheartheirshelpherhereherselfhighhistoryhomehomeshonourhopehourIifimperialininfluenceinspirationinventionsinviteisititsitselfjoinjoyjustkindknightlyknowlandslanguageleftlessletlibertylifelightlikelisteninglivelivedliveslongloominglovelovelymademakemanhoodmany

matchedmaymemenmessagesmilesmoremostmottomovedmuchmultitudesmustmymyselfnationnationsnoblenonenotnothingnowofoffolderoldestononeopportunityorourourselvesoutparentspaypeacepeoplepeoplesPittplacepossiblepowerfulpriceprivilegeprosperousprotectproudquietquiteracereadreadyrepresentativeresolutionRhodesiaround

RupertsamesavesavedsaysayingsciencesecondseesentseriousserveservicesevenshallshareshortshouldshoulderssimplesistersixsosolemnsomeSouthspeakstandingstrengthstretchsubjectssuchsufferedsupportsuresurelytaketakenterriblethanthankthankedthatthetheirthemtherethesetheythingthingsthinkthinkingthisthosethoughts

thousandthousandsthronethroughtimetotodaytogethertowntravelledtwenty-firstundertookunfailinglyunlessunwaveringupusveryvowwarwaswewelcomewellwerewhatwhateverwhenwherewhereverwhetherwhichwhowholewhomwillWilliamwillingwishwithwomanhoodwomenwonwordsworkedworldworld-widewouldyearsyouyoungyoungestyouryouth

21st Birthday Speech 1947






abandonachievedadministeradvanceadvantageafraidagainagelessagoallalsoalwaysamamicablyanandanotheranyarearoundarrangementsarriveasasideatawaybattlebattlefieldbattlesbebecausebeenbelievebestblessingbothbringbroadcastbrotherhoodbuildbuildingbuiltbutbycanCanadiancannotcarelesslycarrycasecausedcertainlychangeschangingcherishChristmascloseCommonwealth

corruptioncouldcountedcountriescountrycouragecriticalcynicsdaydaysdecideDenmarkdestroydevotiondifferentdifficultdifficultydirectdiscarddodoneduringeacheasyeffortselseencourageenjoymententhusiasmentirelyeverythingeverywhereexamplefacefamiliarfamilyfeelfewfigurefilmsfirstfoolishnessforformalitiesfoughtFrancefriendsfromfunfundamentalfuturegathergetGhanagiveGod'sgoodwillgot

grandfathergreatgreatnessguidedhadhappyhashatehaveheadhearthimhishistoryhitherholdhomehomeshonesthonestlyhopehowhusbandIidealsifimagineininevitableintoinventionsisislandsitjoinedjustjusticekindkindlykingsknowlandmarklargelylastlawsleadleadershipleastledlifelikelinesliveslongloselosinglostloyalty

machinerymademakemakesMalayamanagedmanymarksmaymemeaninglessmediummenmessagemessagesminutesmomentmonarchmoralitymoreMrmuchmynationsneedneedednevernewnewspapersno-onenotnowOctoberofoftenoldononceopenedorOttawaouroutwornoverwhelmedownpaidParliamentpeacepeacefullypeoplepeoplespersonalpilgrimagePilgrim'sProgressplacePortugalpossible

prideprinciplespublicqualitiesqueensratherreadreallyreceivedreligionremoterepentrepresentativerespectrewarderrightroundsayscarsseeseemself-governingself-interestself-restraintsetshallshouldshowskillsosoldierssomesomeonesomethingsovereignspecialspeedstandstatusstrengthsubtlesucceedsuccessorsuresurprisedswordtaketelevisionthatthetheirthesetheythingsthisthosethoughthrow

throwntimetimestotodaytogethertouchestributetriedtroubletruetrusttruthtwounableUnited States of Americaunthinkingupuprightusvaliantveryvisitswaswatchwewelcomewelcomedwerewhatwherewhereverwhichwhowhosewhywillwishwithwithoutwithstandwitnesswomenwonderfulwordsworkedworldwouldyearyearsyetyouyoungyour

Christmas Broadcast 1957

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