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.
One of Dickens’ most beautiful stories, it first appeared in the April 6, 1850 issue of the weekly journal Household Words, in which he was editor. The story later appeared in book form and illustrated. I transcribed in Centennial Gregg for the blog. Attachment: a-childs-dream-of-a-star.pdf
This vivid description of the Vesuvius eruption and the damage it caused in Pompeii — here in Anniversary Gregg transcribed by me — comes from the pen of the English writer and politician Edward Bulwer-Lytton in his novel The Last Days of Pompeii. Lord Lytton’s works are the source of famous phrases, such as “the…
From his book A Tour on the Prairies, here is an extract of Chapter 9 transcribed by yours truly in Simplified Gregg, in which Washington Irving describes his adventure with honey bees. Attachment: a-bee-hunt-in-the-far-west.pdf
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Hello, in shorthand-related boards, I often see someone who is asking advices to choose a shorthand and, among other criteria, there is always a shorthand that is easy. Each time, I’m surprised because, for me, shorthand is not the kind of thing that can be considered as difficult: there are rules and you apply these…
Hello, here’s the first part of the second chapter of “Voyage au centre de la Terre” by Jules Verne. Voici la première partie du second chapitre de « Voyage au centre de la Terre » de Jules Verne. Again, please, feel free to comment if any form feels wrong or difficult to understand. Thanks. N’hésitez pas, s’il…
I thought I would share an idea I came up with for practicing shorthand that is turning out out to be quite enjoyable. I have a dedicated notebook in which I am creating a collection of my favorite quotations, written first in longhand and then in shorthand. It’s really fun and I look forward to…
Hello, here is the second part of the first chapter of ‘Voyage au centre de la Terre’… Again, feel free to comment if there’s something difficult to understand or if I made some mistakes… 🙂
Hello, honestly, I don’t know if I will make all chapters (I don’t even know how many they are), but this idea was borne of my frustration there is no old-fashioned novel in French Gregg. There will be no risk of readers waiting for the sequel, though: the text is easy to find… 🙂 As…
Hello, I have been learning DJS with some Simplified forms for a few months now and have greatly appreciated all the help from this site. I have noticed that sometimes -ed is represented by -t and sometimes by -d. I saw a reply from Carlos in a different post explaining the rules for which stroke…