MSN handwriting

Does anyone have MSN 7? Despite its being insanely bloated and ugly, it does have a neat feature: the ability to send handwriting/drawings back and forth in a conversation window. That means you could have a conversation in shorthand! Though you do have to be handy with the mouse if you lack a tablet, I…

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Self-dictation

I have a question about self-dictation with the Simplified manual. How should I go about doing this? Should I be recording dictation of letters from five lessons ago or so? I tried recording dictation (at a grulingly-slow 40wpm) at my current lesson (26) and I ended up getting so far behind that I couldn’t remember…

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Question about a letter in the Simplified manual

Just a quick question… In lesson 25, letter 227, something confuses me. There’s an outline that I didn’t recognise in the sentence “What’s true of our personal lives is ____ true of our business relationships.” I interpreted it at first as “usually”, and I’m pretty sure that’s what it’s supposed to be (it’s written as…

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missing pages for workbook DJS Vol. 1

Good day all, I just purchased a used workbook for Gregg Shorthand for Colleges vol. 1 2nd edition and noticed that it is missing the pages for the first 12 lessons!! Would anyone have a copy of this and be able to scan and send (or fax) me these pages? Thank you, Mark pritchmj@ihs.org (by…

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suggestions on gaining speed for a beginner

Hello all, I have been studying the text book (Diamond Jubilee series) on my own for a relatively short time now and would like suggestions on how to practice and gain speed in my shorthand writing. Currently, I copy words and simple sentences from the text on paper, make copies of them, and then periodically…

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Historic Gregg Photographs

Be sure to check out the new pictures sent in by Anniversary2696.  I especially like the one of Charles Swem taking dictation from Woodrow Wilson. ____________________________________ Praise the Lord, I saw the light line! (by johnsapp for everyone)

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Texts on Diamond Jubilee Series

Hello all, I am very new to learning Gregg shorthand and am thrilled to have learned the basic outlines. I currently own GREGG SHORTHAND, GREGG DICTATION, GREGG SHORTHAND DICTIONARY, and both volumes of GREGG SHORTHAND FOR COLLEGES all in the Diamond Jubilee Series. Are there other workbooks or textbooks that would be good to find…

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Gregg adaptation

Hello Do you know of Gregg system adaptation for foregin languages? Especially for Romanian (or other latin language: italian, french, spanish)? Greetings from TransilvaniaDan Seracu (by dan seracu for everyone)

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Ian.

The Christian name IAN is a common name over here in England but I’d be interested to know how the experts amongst us would write it. Thanks to all. (by anniversary2696 for everyone)  

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