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 just joined this group, and I’m very excited about it. It’s great to see a site devoted to Gregg, especially in a day when utility for shorthand is generally seen as waning. I taught myself shorthand in 6th grade when I came across my mother’s shorthand books from business school. I learned the 1949…
The following sentence is a classic one for the proper place of punctuation. Imagine if you were taking dictation and someone says: “That that is is that that is not is not but that that is not is not that that is nor is that that is that that is not.” What is the…
One of the more interesting books in the history of Gregg shorthand is this title in the “Teach Yourself” series, published by the English Universities Press. The authors were Ernest W. Crockett and F. Addington Symonds. It was published in 1943, and reprinted in 1944 and 1947. Once in a while a copy comes up…
There are quite a few little things I’ve noticed in reading the material provided in the simplified manual, and I was wondering about them.. First, when does O blend with L to make it an L with a little sideways hook on the left end? Does it also blend with R? When writing -sn as…
What does that mean? I decided to learn the old Gregg since I really don’t use it for my job. And I like the old one (even though it’s harder with all the BF and shortcuts and abbreviations…) and thought it would be fun. It’s called Gregg Shorthand Functional Method. The last copywright was 1936 and…
… there are three up for bids in Ebay. The bid for the high school text (basic principles) starts at 99 cents, while the set of two college books (book 1-basic principles, book 2-dictation and elem. transcription) starts at 5.99. Below are the links if anyone is interested. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2228&item=6920720026&rd=1 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2228&item=6919507646&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
Hi all: I found this site by chance and find it very interesting, as it is an effort to keep shorthand alive, and that is a good thing. Myself, I write Anniversary, with some shortcuts taken from pre-aniversary days (especially the tr- rule, which it’s a time saver for me). I learned shorthand on my own…
Hey all, I know I’m not even done with theory yet (currently on Chapter 19 with about 20 wpm reading speed) but I just happened to see this on the net “Refresher Course in Gregg Shorthand Simplified by Madeline S. Strony,” sans description, and wondered as to its value. I’m just curious as to whether,…
I tried last night to transfer this drawing into “The Art of Gregg” message board, but it would not even let me type a subject title. Thus, the separate message post on Gregg Art. John, if you can move this over under “The Art of Gregg” message, that would be great! Anyway, Spud is a…
If you’ve never used Gregg to write with a reed in the beach sand, you will be pleasantly surprised by how natural it feels. Don’t spend any more money on self help books; the next time you need stress relief, write messages to the waves in Gregg! Our unfortunate land-locked members may disregard this message….