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Le ciel… (French)

GeneralChristine Ruzik12 February 20194

Hello! A short poem in French. The words are not difficult… I think. Again… feel free to criticize… about anything. Edit: I made the promised changes… Thanks again, LVW. 🙂

Beginner’s Scrawl–Simplified Sample 2

GeneralJeff8 February 201910

Hello! I’ve tried to find funny quotes and make a central theme… but it didn’t end well. So few more quotes… again feel free to criticize… I had to forge some forms. 1.et 2. Sydney Smith ; 3. Arthur Schopenhauer (but now I realise that the quote is not complete…) ; 4. Jean l’Anselme ;…

Stumped

GeneralJeff2 February 20192

I couldn’t read the first name of the signature line at the end of the letter in paragraph 52 of Gregg Shorthand Manual Simplified, second edition. I was about to ask you all but I decided it would be more polite to see if someone had already posted the question in this blog first. In…

Few more quotes in French

GeneralChristine Ruzik2 February 201912

Hello! As much I would like to do long texts as Carlos do, I have the feeling that the time hasn’t come… So few more quotes from: Ingrid Bergman; “English saying” (well, written in French…); Appeared on a Goya painting. So it should from Goya… Claude Aveline; Again Swâmi Prajñânpad I don’t think you will…

Online Dictation

Anything GoesCricketB1 February 20192

I haven’t actually tried it (family quiet time), but it looks promising. Not as nice as downloadable sound files, but still useful. http://qwertysteno.com/Dictation/

A Passion for Perfume

GeneralCarlos1 February 20192

You may think of perfume and fragrances as something that we use to smell nice, but perfume has always been much more than that. In this article transcribed by me in Centennial Gregg, you will read about its interesting history. Attachment: a-passion-for-perfume.pdf

Pyramus and Thisbe

GeneralCarlos1 February 20190

The Greeks, the Latins, and other ancient peoples loved to tell myths that explained natural events — why certain stars are in the sky, for example, or how it happens that we have seasons. Many of the myths of the ancient world were retold by the Latin poet Ovid. In honor of Februrary, the month…

The Making of Books by Monks

GeneralCarlos1 February 20192

There was a time when books were so precious that librarians chained them to the walls for fear they would be stolen. In this selection transcribed by yours truly in Simplified Gregg, the author tells us what books were like in those days. Attachment: the-making-of-books-by-monks.pdf

Christine Ruzik 16 February 2019 at 2:08 pm on Learning strategiesWhat a comprehensive feedback… I was wondering whether my question was badly worded. I also often read a short shorthand
Carlos 16 February 2019 at 12:42 pm on Simplified Sample 3No trouble at all! You're welcome.
Jeff 16 February 2019 at 12:13 pm on Learning strategiesWill do, Carlos. Thanks for the tip.
Jeff 16 February 2019 at 12:10 pm on Simplified Sample 3Carlos, You have gone to a lot of trouble to provide detailed feedback. It is most appreciated! Thank you, Jeff
Carlos 16 February 2019 at 12:00 pm on Learning strategiesThis is actually very good! Actually, I would add that since you're still learning, make sure that when you poke
Jeff 16 February 2019 at 11:44 am on Learning strategiesChristine, I have a routine that puts me in three different places in the manual (Gregg Shorthand Manual Simplified, 2nd
Carlos 16 February 2019 at 11:40 am on Simplified Sample 3Awesome! Here is some outline help, just adding to what Larry wrote: Carlos: advised: think: went: up: from: first: then:
Jeff 16 February 2019 at 9:28 am on Simplified Sample 3Thanks, LVW!
lvw 16 February 2019 at 9:21 am on Simplified Sample 3Jeff - It's good to see that you're keeping up the practice, and I enjoyed your joke about m words.
Christine Ruzik 15 February 2019 at 3:41 am on Le ciel… (French)Whoops, indeed… I missed "vie". Thanks, LVW. I will correct it. For "tranquille", I was thinking changing "TRA-NK-L" ("tranquille") by
lvw 14 February 2019 at 7:57 pm on Le ciel… (French)I got most of this poem. For the few words I didn't get, I looked it up on the Internet.
Christine Ruzik 13 February 2019 at 12:44 am on Le ciel… (French)Thank you, Carlos! And, of course, it's not mine. It Verlaine's. :)
Carlos 12 February 2019 at 4:22 pm on Le ciel… (French)This is a lovely poem!
Jeff 10 February 2019 at 4:15 am on Beginner’s Scrawl–Simplified Sample 2Thanks, LVW.
lvw 9 February 2019 at 10:56 pm on Beginner’s Scrawl–Simplified Sample 2Another point of theory is that there is an abbreviation for "hundred", which is a Gregg letter n (i.e. a
Carlos 9 February 2019 at 11:42 am on Beginner’s Scrawl–Simplified Sample 2You're welcome!
Jeff 9 February 2019 at 7:54 am on Beginner’s Scrawl–Simplified Sample 2Thanks, Aaron.
Jeff 9 February 2019 at 7:54 am on Beginner’s Scrawl–Simplified Sample 2Thank you so much for the feedback, Carlos.
Carlos 8 February 2019 at 10:35 pm on Beginner’s Scrawl–Simplified Sample 2Your proportions are very good! Here are some little penmanship and theory points so that you keep improving: 1. Words
Aaron Carlow 8 February 2019 at 9:47 pm on Beginner’s Scrawl–Simplified Sample 2I, too, had no problem reading it. Keep it up!