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.
Hi Gregg devotees! I am a brand-new member of this MSN Group. I know y’all get asked this a million times, so I’ll be very specific with my request. I want to learn shorthand for Optometry school. In September, I’ll start a full-time pre-optometry undergraduate program. It seems to me that I need a shorthand…
Hello everyone…yes I’m alive (more on my not dying later). So that Alice on eBay that just won’t quit…you know the one all you silly Greggorian fiends out there! Well I wrote our dear friend, richandles the other day: psetus asked: My question relating to your “Alice in Wonderland – in Gregg Shorthand – Copy…
Two days ago I purchase a hard cover book “5,000 MOST-USED SHORTHAND FORMS”. I did not know the Gregg Publishing Co. printed hard bound versions of this book. my member name has changed from GreggLearner, to pureLoans, finally to Ive-got-gmail -Mike (by i-gmail for everyone)
My original member name was GreggLearner, followed by pureLoans, but google.com selected me to join their Gmail service; so now its: Ive-got-gmail!!! Mike (by i-gmail for everyone)
I’ve been dictating material at certain (slow) speeds into .wav files, and then doing a minute or so at difn points during the day at work, just for practice. There is, however, a problem. Gregg Shorthand DJS 2nd Ed manual says that a certain take is, say, 84 words long. Once I’ve transcribed it, and…
Hello, I’m new to the group. I actually was taught shorthand when I was in high school. (I know I’m dating myself here, but I graduated in 1991.) I didn’t really get to use it much after that. I could really use it now, but its been 14 years. I could really use a refresher. I was wondering if there…
Hi all, I see in Lesson 41 of the Simplified manual that there are words that can be abbreviated that aren’t in families: reluctant/reluctance – reluk privilege – priv anniversary – aniv convenience – kven and so on. Are they hangovers from Anniversary’s abbreviating principle? And for Anniversary writers: how do you decide how much to…
Hi,I am from India. I would like to learn shorthand since it is something very useful in job as well as in general. There are very less institutes over here which teaches shorthand nowadays and also since I work from home and doesn’t have fixed timings, it is very difficult for me to go to…
How do you transcibe “not interested”? Is it transcibed like this: or like this: (by i-gmail for everyone)
Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen! My name is John Bowdle. I am an adjunct instructor in the Humanities at Tulsa Community College and a shorthand enthusiast. I lament the passing of this functional and artistic form of writing and am wondering why McGraw-Hill has seen fit to all but kill the product that made them…