put pen to paper vs shorthand

put pen to paper

• To begin to write something. 

• To write something (especially using pen and ink). 

shorthand

• To write in shorthand. 

• To use a brief or shortened way of saying or doing something. 

• To render (spoken or written words) into shorthand. 

• A rough and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols for letters, words, etc. 

• Any brief or shortened way of saying or doing something.