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It's not immediately obvious what the benefit is over Pitman script, which is mentioned in the article. It seems like Pitman is faster to write because the characters are simpler, and afaik Pitman had a wider adoption, I've never heard of the Shavian alphabet before.

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As I mentioned in another post in this thread, an advantage of Shavian (and Quikscript) is the speed with which one learns it -- less than a week for me, vs months or years with Pitman (or Gregg).

Also, the wider adoption of Pitman (and Gregg) is an advantage only if you want others to be able to read what you wrote. If you prefer privacy (for, say, your personal journal), then the rarer Shavian or Quikscript are better choices -- though, of course, for more security you should use a code or cipher.

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