Gregg Shorthand

French: Le renard sans pattes

GeneralChristine Ruzik15 April 20242

Hello, here’s a little text, not very difficult, just a try after a long time on hiatus… Hope it will be OK…

Purity of Character

GeneralCarlos1 April 20240

From one of Henry Ward Beecher’s sermons, here is a description of purity of character, transcribed in Centennial Gregg by me for the blog. Attachment: purity-of-character.pdf

Learning by Heart

GeneralCarlos1 April 20244

In this essay transcribed by me in Anniversary Gregg, British judge and advocate Vernon Lushington tells us the importance of learning things by heart. Attachment: learning-by-heart.pdf

A Cheerful Spirit

GeneralCarlos1 April 20240

Here are some wise words by British politician Sir John Lubbock from his book The Use of Life, transcribed by yours truly in Simplified Gregg. Attachment: a-cheerful-spirit.pdf

Penmanship Practice – April 2024

GeneralCarlos1 April 20240

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Hello everyone! I started learning Gregg Anniversary FM around 7 February and I’ve just finished assignment 21 today. My reading speed averages around 60 standard-wpm on the most recent assignment. What I’m wondering is whether I should go back over everything and reread all the assignments to build more speed/familiarity or if my time would…

An Iceberg

GeneralCarlos1 March 20240

Richard Henry Dana, Jr. was an American lawyer and politician. As a young man, he enlisted as a merchant marine, where he sailed from Boston to South America. On the way back to California, he went around Cape Horn in the middle of the Antarctic winter, where he experienced storms and the beauty of icebergs….

Spring in Kentucky

GeneralCarlos1 March 20244

James Lane Allen was an American writer. Born in Kentucky, his novels A Kentucky Cardinal and its continuation Aftermath tell the romantic journey of a young Kentucky naturalist, Adam Moss, with a society girl. In this selection from Chapters II and III of the former, he describes the spring season in that part of the…

Eyes

GeneralCarlos1 March 20240

Here is an extract from the book The Conduct of Life, a collection of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson, transcribed in Simplified Gregg by me for the blog. Attachment: eyes.pdf

Penmanship Practice – March 2024

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Christine Ruzik 18 April 2024 at 10:28 pm on French: Le renard sans pattesThank you for all your remarks, Carlos… :) Indeed for 1. Mrs David Ramsey started the “P” below the line in the
Christine Ruzik 18 April 2024 at 9:54 pm on Beaucoup de plats et treize desserts : le Reveillon du Noël provençalPerfect… as usual. :)
Carlos 15 April 2024 at 6:01 pm on French: Le renard sans pattesOK, here we go. Mahmoud ne sait commment mener sa vie. Il prend conseil auprès d’un sage soufi -- «
Carlos 15 April 2024 at 3:56 pm on Beaucoup de plats et treize desserts : le Reveillon du Noël provençalThanks Christine. I made the changes. For décoré, I followed the form for décorateur which is in the Etudes Graduées;
Christine Ruzik 15 April 2024 at 8:50 am on Beaucoup de plats et treize desserts : le Reveillon du Noël provençalWell, I’m very sorry it took so long but here’s my feedback. I wanted to be sure to forget nothing
Carlos 8 April 2024 at 9:23 pm on Luathscríbhinn GreggThanks Lee. The problem was that the file was not in the new site. That's why I decided to host
Lee 8 April 2024 at 6:48 pm on Luathscríbhinn GreggAndrew Owen's web site has a relatively new address. I'm not sure if that was part of the problem. The
Carlos 7 April 2024 at 6:06 pm on Luathscríbhinn GreggThanks for letting me know. Try again. I'm hosting the file now.
DV86 7 April 2024 at 1:25 pm on Luathscríbhinn GreggHello, I can't open the file anymore. Would you please upload it here...?
Carlos 6 April 2024 at 3:59 pm on Learning by HeartYou're welcome!
Carmel Taylor 5 April 2024 at 11:26 pm on Learning by HeartThanks for the reference, Carlos.
Bryce 2 April 2024 at 1:33 pm on Compilation of “Internet Archive” Shorthand ResourcesMy hero!
Bryce 2 April 2024 at 1:27 pm on Fountain Pen Friendly StenopadsYou'll definitely want the Portage stenopad that has a very thick, sturdy back instead of the Rediform, which only has
Thomas Hedrick 1 April 2024 at 6:09 pm on Real World Example of Literary ProseI really appreciated seeing this post. While I am still a beginner and didn't think I would be able to
Carlos 1 April 2024 at 5:54 am on Learning by HeartSure! I took sections of his lecture from the preface (pages vii and viii) of the book Class-Book of English
Carmel Taylor 1 April 2024 at 1:35 am on Learning by HeartThank you for this. I always find this topic interesting as having taught secondary school through the 80’s onwards I
Carlos 20 March 2024 at 5:52 pm on Progress UpdateYou're welcome! If you have the second edition of GSS, it's the first four speed studies that will cover up
prosci 20 March 2024 at 4:43 pm on Progress UpdateThanks Peter, Carlos. Yep, indeed I am using the Functional Method (Anniversary FM) books and lesson 21 is the last
Carlos 20 March 2024 at 1:51 pm on Progress UpdateAdding to what Peter said above, notice that Assignment 21 is the last before starting Chapter V of the manual,
Peter Meggison 20 March 2024 at 10:05 am on Progress UpdateRereading the material you have already completed in the first 21 lessons would be a great reinforcement of that content,