The Gregg Group was founded 22 May 2004, prompted by the lack of online shorthand resources. As the primary use for shorthand — business and legal recording — has waned in recent decades, we generally acclaim the skill as a hobby or personal tool. The purpose of the group is to promote the use of Gregg systems of shorthand by providing advice to beginners, support for students, and an association of users of this efficient, attractive, and enjoyable method of writing.
I often confuse shorthand O and U, probably because the shape of O looks like the longhand letter U.
Any tricks to getting over this? Maybe something logical to help me associate the O and U shapes more strongly to my intuition.
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Yes, this may sound a little odd: don't study the "u" until the "o" has been fixed in your brain. In other words, know the material in all lessons well before going forward. This may be a consequence of going over the lessons a little too fast. I believe that the lessons are spaced so that the probablity of confusion is minimized.
Also, the "o" is written that way because that is how you start writing the "o" in longhand, by writing a hook and completing the circle on top. So Gregg took just the initial portion of the stroke for the symbol (the hook part), and reversed it for the "u".