Teeline is a shorthand system accepted by the National Council for the Training

of Journalists, an organisation for training journalists in the United Kingdom.[

1] It was developed in 1968 by James Hill,[2] a teacher of Pitman Shorthand.[1]
It is adaptable to a variety of languages but is mainly used within the Commonwe
alth, though it works in a variety of Germanic languages (including German and S
wedish). It was created so that the basic alphabet can be quickly learned, and f
rom then on all it requires is practice. Speeds of up to 150 words per minute ar
e possible.[3] It is common for people to create their own word groupings, incre
asing their speed.[1]