I understand the principle that vowels which are scarcely pronounced or are pronounced as schwas may be omitted from shorthand outlines; but I find that in some dictionary outlines such unimportant vowels are included, whereas in other dictionary outlines phonetically important vowels are omitted.
In Anniversary, for example, the E in the word "camera," seldom pronounced at all, is written, but in the word "patron" the A, the principal vowel in an accented syllable, is omitted.
Inclusion of the E does not make "camera" easier to write, nor does omission of the A make "patron" easier to write.
(by Bruce
E. for group greggshorthand)
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