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TELEGRAPHYTELETYPE
TELETYPEWRITER
TELEMETER
STENOGRAPHYSTENOTYPY
BRAILLE WRITING
ALPHABETIC SHORTHAND
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EVANS !nag^ CODE
cASYSTEM of abbreviation of the English language, -with a
vocabulary of all the basic and most frequently used words
and phrase 6, employing the well-known Phillips code method
of abbreviation. For telegraphy (wire and radio), teletype,
teletypewriter, telemeter, stenography, stenotypy, alphabetic
shorthand and informal note-taking, Braille writing, and all
other uses that require the rapid, accurate and economical
writing and transmission of English plain text.
By
JOHN EVANS
First (Manuscript) Edition
JOHN * CLARENCE EVANS
Publishers55 E. Washington Street Chioago 2, Illinois, U.S.A.
COPYRIGHT, 1947, BY JOHN EVANS
All rights in thie work are reserved,
including those extended by the British
Order in Counoil, entitled the Copyright
(United States of America) Order, 1942.
Printed in the United States of Amerioa
INTRODUCTION
C?r? HIS list of 3,848 standard English^"word and phrase abbreviations is theproduct of the scientific classifica-tion and analysis of more than twenty-
million words of book, magazine, news-paper, business correspondence and tel-egraphic communication text, over aperiod of several years, by a group ofprofessionally qualified authorities.
Besides the 1,760 root forms of thePhillips code, and nearly 2,000 newwords and phrases, this Code will befound to contain automatically all thenontechnical basic English words, aswell as all the words, up to at leastthe first 1,000, in eaoh of the severalhigh-frequenoy lists compiled by Ayres,Dearborn, Dewey, Thorndyke and Lorge,and others. (See Bibliography, below.)
A few 3- and 4-letter words of highfrequency that do not admit of logicalabbreviation have been included, bothfor completeness and to show that theseshort words are not used as code formsfor longer ones. In general (with lessthan twenty easily distinguished excep-tions), no code form in this list rep-resents more than one word or phrase.
A unique feature of this Code is thetable of 100 most frequently used suf-fixes or word-endings, represented by37 standard Code abbreviations (pagesviii-ix). By means of these obvious andeasily remembered forms almost any de-rivative in the English language can besubstantially shortened, as shown inthe Examples, page vi.
The author of this Code claims nooriginality in the method of abbrevia-tion employed. It is the method of thewell-known Phillips oode, introduced in1879 by Walter Polk Phillips, of Massa-chusetts (1846-1920), expert telegraph-er, brilliant journalist, and able ad-ministrator, who later became generalmanager of United Press. For more thansixty years a working knowledge of"Phillips" has been an important qual-ification of all competent commercialtelegraphers.
However, it is believed that throughthe introduction of the Key to Suffixesand the vast broadening of the list to
enoompass all the basic and most fre-quently used words in English, the sys-tem no longer need be restricted tothe transmission of "press" matter onlybecause of its limited and specializedvooabulary, but is made of universalusefulness in the rapid, accurate, andeconomical handling of all manner ofpersonal and business correspondence bykeyboard or other means of transmis-sion, as well as in rapid writing, in-formal or alphabetic shorthand, andnote-taking, by hand or by machine.
Telegraph and wireless operators andothers who now use "Phillips" regularlywill find muoh that is new and useful,nothing that is strange, in the presentenlargement. For beginners in the fieldof communication the mastery of thisCode is almost a neoessity. Workers inall lines of business, and in the pro-fessions, will find it an easy, fasoi-nating, useful and profitable accom-plishment, of lifetime value.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Leonard P. Ayres, A Measuring Scalefor Ability in Spelling, New York, TheRussell Sage Foundation, 1915.
Godfrey Dewey, Relativ Frequenoy ofEnglish Speech Sounds, Cambridge, Mass.Harvard University Press, 1923.
C. K. Ogden, Basio English Word ListLondon, England: W. W. Norton & CompanyNew York, 1929.
Emma B. Dearborn, Speedwriting, TheNatural Shorthand, School of Speedwrit-ing, New York, 1937.
Edward R. Thorndyke and Irving LorgeThe Teacher's Word Book of 30,000 WordsNew York, Teachers College, ColumbiaUniversity, 1944.
W. G. Gerlaoh, The Phillips Code,Telegraph 4 Telephone Age, New York,1945.
John C. Evans, Scientific SpeedShorthand, Zanesville, Ohio: Barnes ANoble, New York, 1946.
EXAMPLES OF THE CODE IN USE
WASHINGTON— (UP)—PRESIDENT TRUMAN
RELEASED PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S EX-
TRAORDINARY WARTIME POWERS TODAY BY
DECLARING THE PERIOD OF HOSTILITIES
ENDED AT NOON. HIS ACTION WIPED OFF
THE STATUTE BOOKS IMMEDIATELY TWENTY
EMERGENCY LAWS AND SET THIRTY-THREE
OTHERS FOR AUTOMATIC END SIX MONTHS
FROM NOW, OR LATER. ENDING AT ONCE
WAS THE GOVERNMENT'S POWER TO SEIZE
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VOKED OFTEN DURING WARTIME LABOR DIS-
PUTES. IN SIX MONTHS—UNLESS CONGRESS
INTERVENES WITH NEW LAWS—THE GOVERN-
MENT MUST TURN BACK TO THE PRIVATE
OWNERS THE COAL MINES IT NOW HOLDS.
AFTER THAT DATE A SERIES OF EMERGENCY
TAXES WILL DROP; AMONG THESE ARE EX-
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AND OTHER LUXURIES. THE LIQUOR TAX
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NENT A NEW NATION, CONCEIVED IN LIBER-
TY, AND DEDICATED TO THE PROPOSITION
THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL. NOW
WE ARE ENGAGED IN A GREAT CIVIL WAR,
TESTING WHETHER THAT NATION, OR ANY
NATION SO CONCEIVED AND SO DEDICATED,
CAN LONG ENDURE. WE ARE MET ON A GREAT
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AS A FINAL RESTING PLACE FOR THOSE WHO
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AND PROPER THAT WS SHOULD DO THIS. BUT,
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CONTENTS
Introduction t
Examples of the Coda in Use ri
Standard Suffixes (in Code) viii
Standard Suffixes (in Plain Text) ix
TEE EVANS Basic English CODE 1
One-Letter Forms (Extracted) 45
Two-Letter Forms (Extraoted) 46
Two-Letter Combinations Not Used ...... 63
Memoranda 54
The Code in Plain Text 55
Months and Days 96
Ptmotuation and Signs 96
Nations—Nationalities—Geographic 96
Cities of the World 98
CANADA. Provinoes—Territories—Cities ... 98
U.S.A. States—Territories—Cities .... 99
ii
KEY TO SUFFIXES
37 STANDARD CODE WORD ENDINGS REPRESENTING THE 100 MOST FREQUENTLY USED SUFFIXES
Appropriate Code suffixes may be added to any ofthe root abbreTiations whenever required to formderivatives that do not appear in the Code list.
CODE CODEQV -ABILITY -IBILITYD Y -ABLY -IBLY
100 SUFFIXES (in alphabetic order) REPRESENTED BY 37 STANDARD CODE ABBREVIATIONS
ABILITY
ABLE
ABLY
ACTION
ACTORY
ACY
AGE
AL
ALLY
AN
ANCE
ANCY
ANT
ARY
ATE
ATIC
ATION
ATIVE
ATIZE
ATORY
BLE
CATION N
BY
L
BY
N
RY
CY
J
L
LY
N
C
CY
T
RY
T
C
N
V
TZ
RY
ED D
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EN
T> r. Godfrey Dewey hae shown that nine word*—the, of, and, to,
a, in, that, it, is—make up more than 23% of ordinary English
apeeoh and writing. Other studies indicate that the 100 most
frequently used words constitute 60%, and that a list of less
than 600 words oorers nearly 90% of all nonteohnloal material.
Beginners should start immediately using the 26 one-letter
forms on page 45, together with the oharaeter 4. Next, the
575 two-letter forms beginning on page 46 should be systemat-
ically studied and put to use, combining them, as may be
required, with the standard word-endings shown on page Tiii.
No speoial effort need be made to memorise the 37 suffixes or
word-endings; they will be pioked up automatically.
NOTE: The second section of this book, starting on
page 55, oontaine the COMPLETE CODE IN PLAIN TEXT.
EVANS BASICENGLISH CODE
TS LST CSIS LRJY ROO TODS. SM DERIWS HVB ICUD, EHTO IL T PE ADG KOD SUFIXS, (C PGE viii), OR BC TY
VAR FM T UL FRM: C ABU—ABUC. * FNL LTRS PLN-TEXTTODS, SH AS E, T, & Y, R DR6DD IN ADG KOD SUFIXS, E.G.,
ABBREVIATE—ABB; ABBREVIATION—ABBN; ACCOMPANY—ACMP;ACCOMPANYING—ACMPG. * ARABC NUMERLS R TON & SNT AS SH,
NT SPELD OUT: 1, 2, 3. * ORMNL NUMS ABV THIRD R FRMDBY ADG D OR H TO T ARABC FGR: 4H, 23D. (Saving: 38. 5#)
ADVJ - ALW
ADVJ
ALX - ASI
ALX
ASIA - BAB
ASIA
BAG
BLA - BSH
BLA
(
CMF
CDY
9
10
CRL
11
DNCN - DVT 12
DNCN
13
DVU
ENGR - FAT 14
ENGR
15
FNZ - GD 16
FNZ
17
HAlfR - HTE 18
HAym
19
ILX - ITT 20
ILX
21
K - KQT 22
KK
23
LIT - UEDL 24
LIY
25
MRD - NGL 26
MRD
27
OBV -
29
FK -
31
PRFT
Q - REM 32
33
RPZ - SCAR 34
RPZ
35
SIP - SOVN 56
SIP
37
TBH38
STOD
39
TBL
TNY - TXS 40
thy
41
TY
USSR - WAH 42
USSR
43
WQ - XUN
45 XUV - ZY ONE-LETTER FORMS
XUV
TWO-LETTER FORKS (EXTRACTED)
AA
47
GL -
49
NW -
51 RQ - VS TWO-LETTER FORMS
RQ
VT -
TWO-LETTER COMBINATIONS NOT USED
Available for assignment as prearranged signals for words not in the Code.
*Use of the combinations marked with an asterisk is not recommended.
EE* NY* VB YK
EI* OA VD YM
EO* OE* VE YN
EW 00* VH YP
HE* OX VI YQ
HY OY VJ YS
II* QD VM YU
IY* QF VQ YV
JC QG W Yff
JD QH VW YX
JH QI VZ YY
JI QL XA YZ
JJ QV XE ZB
JM RS XF ZC
JQ RW XI ZE*
JV SE* XQ ZF
JX SY XV ZH
JZ UA XW ZJ
KA UB XZ ZP
KH UC YB ZQ
LH UE YC ZT
LI UH YE* ZU
LM UI YF ZV
LZ UO YH ZW
NL UW YI* ZX
NQ UY YJ ZZ
53
1.ELXRANDA £i
EVANS !nag^
ch CODE PLAIN TEXT
AA
ADVOCATE -
57 AMPLIFY - ASSIST
AMPLIFY
ASSOCIATE -
59
BLIND - BUY
61 BUYER - CHEESE
BUYER
CHEMICAL - COMMON 62
CHEMICAL
63 COMMONWEALTH - CONTINENT
COMMONWEALTH
CONTINUE - CURVE 64
CONTINUE
65 CUSHION - DEPARTMENT OF STATE
CUSHION
DEPEND - DOCUMENT 66
DEPEND
67
EMBODY - EXCLUDE 68
EMBODY
69
FENCE - FRAUDULENT 70
FENCE
71
GRATEFUL - HERSELF 72
GRATEFUL
73 HESITATE - IN CONCLUSION
HESITATE
IN CONNECTION -
75 INTELLIGENT - JUDGE ADVOCATE
INTELLIGENT
JUDGE ADVOCATE
77
MARVEL - MOST
79
.MOSTLY
NOTWITHSTANDING - OTHER80
NOTWITH-STANDING
81 OTHERWISE - PERSONNEL
OTHERWISE
PETITION - PREJUDICE 82
PETITION
83
PSYCHIATRIST -
85
RETRIEVE - SECOND 86
RETRIEVE
87 SECRET - SIDE
SECRET
SECBET SERVICE
SECRETARY
SECRETARY OFAGRICULTURE
SECRETARY OFCOMMERCE
SECRETARY OFLABOR
SECRETARY OFTHE INTERIOR
SECRETARY OFTHB HAVY
SECRETARY OFTHE TREASURY
SECRETARY OFSTATE
SECRETARY OFWAR
SECTION
SECURE
SECURITIES
SEDUCE
SEE
SEED
SEEING
SEEK
SEEM
SEEN
SEIZE
SELECT
SELF
SELFISH
SELL
SECR
SSYC
SET
SOA
SCO \
SOL
SFI
SNTY
SFT
SOS
SOW
ZCN
ZS
ZHZ
SDU
C
SEED
CO
ZK
ZH
ZN
sz
SLC
SLF
SLH
SBL
SENATE
SENATE BILL
SENATECOMMITTEE
SEND
SENIOR
SENSATION
SENSE
SENT
SENTENCE
SENTIMENT
SEPARATE
SERGEANT (AMN)
SERIOUS
SERJEANT (BRH)
SERVE
SERVICE
SESSION
SET
SETTLE
SEVERAL
SEVERE
SEX
SHADE
SHAKE
SHALL
SHAME
SHAPE
SHARE
SHARP
SHE
SA
SAB
SAC
SND
SR
SXN
SNS
SNT
STC
SNM
SQ
SGT
SRX
SJT
SV
SVC
SSN
SET
SXL
SVL
SVR
SEX
SHD
SHE
SHL
SHM
SHP
SHE
SEP
SHE
SHED
SIGHT - SPIRIT 88
SIGHT
39 SPOKE - SUFFER
SPOKE
SUFFICIENT - TERRIFY 90
SUFFICIENT
91
TERRITORY
TOMORROW NIGHT
95
VICINITY - WH
96
TOU'RB - XOOLOGT MOETHS - DATS - PUICTCATIOI - GEOGRAPHIC 96
TOU'RB URS
TOURSELP URP
TOURSBLTES UEVS
ZEAL XL
BH 10
ZIJC ZI
ZOOLOGT ZOO
10IT1S
DATSSUIDAT 8DT
MOIDAT MM
TUBSDAT TUT
iranmiT wda
THURSDAT THD
pridai pri
saturdat satt
PUICTUATIOI * SIOIS
AMPBRSAJTD 4 BS
APOSTROPHE ' QZ
CAPITAL LETTER CI
CEIT sin « CT
COLOI 10
COLOl DASH «- HCOLOI QUOTE :" IQ
COMMA AA
DASH — DZ
DCLLAE Slffl $ SZ
KID OP WOU SO
SXCLAMATIOI POUT MI
HTPHEI - HX
OT CODE 15
PARAGRAPH T6
PA20THBSIS BBGDTS PI
PAEBITHESIS BIDS PT
PERCEIT % 080
PERIOD UD
POUID 8TERLI1G LZ
qmSTICI MAKX T DI
QUOTAIIOI EEOHS QI
QUOTATIOI BIDS QJ
8EMICCL0I ) 81
SBPARATRIZ / 8
S0LIDU8—THOXJLI
SHI 1.1 .TIG SIQI / UT
SMALL LETTER 16
UIDBESCCRB BSOIBS HZ
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EATIOIS—EATIOIALITUSGEOGRAPHIC DIYISIOIS
APRICA API
APRICAI APO
AMERICA AMA
AWgBTP-ATi AMI
AHGXJTHA ARGA
ABOSITIIB ARGE
AHCSFTIHAI ARGE
ASIA ASIA
ASIATIC ASIAC
ATLAITIC (OCEAI) AIL
AUSTRALIA AUS
AUSTRALIAI AUSI
AUSTRIA AUR
AUSTRIA! AUI
BELGIAI BGAI
BELGIUM BOH
BRAZIL (U.8. OP) BZL
BRAZILIAI BZLI
BBTTATI BRII
BRITISH BRH
BRITISH EMPIRE BRSS
BRITISHER
BRITOI
CAIADA CDA
CA1ADIAI CIS
CHILE CHL
CHILBAI CHLI
CHUA CHA
CEHB8B BH
97 CUBA - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
.CUBA
CITIES (WORLD) - CANADA
CITIES (WORLD) CANADA
99 U. S. A. STATES AND TERRITORIES ALABAMA - WYOMING
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATES AND TERRITORIES
(Add the letter N, R, orT, as shown after eaoh ab-breviation, to indicate anative or resident of thestate or territory.)
ALABAMA
D. S. A. TERRITORIES CITIES 100
TERRITORIES
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