Month: May 2005

Hi! A little help is needed. I am unsure of an DJS outline in Lesson 49 paragraph 438. I think it reads “federal”. Thaks a bunch. Dear…. In March I am opening a [SOMETHING] car agency at 16 Church Road. (by taaliba2 for everyone)  

Wanting to speed up my transcribing practice, I recently tried doing away with that extra step of looking from the text to my own pen; I just read while letting my hand “follow” the outlines on a separate page off to the side. It was certainly speedy. But I was surprised to also find how…

I’m sorry I don’t have a scanner, but my copy of Simplified (Candian Edition,1958 printing), page 63, shows this kind of outline in the context “…large supply of travelling bags ____ and other leather goods.” I think it must be “wallets”, but where’s the “t”? Am I missing a principle? (by routine-sibling for everyone)  

I work for an airline and was taking down some notes from a booking.  I had to take down three letter city codes and found that it is easiest to do in Teeline shorthand, which is NOT phonetic, but alphabetic.  I had to take down LHR (London Heathrow) and MAA (Madras) and DXB (Dubai).  Now…

I have a brief paragraph that my mother wrote in shorthand that I need help translating. I have already had two people look at it, and they could only decipher a word here and there. I am hoping that some of you can help me fill in the missing pieces. I believe these lines are…

Browsing through the 1916 Manual last night and stopped at the word ‘regret’. Am I imagining things or is this a misprint?Compare it in the earlier manuals. In the Anniversary edition it seems to have been ‘corrected’ – or was there a definite reason for writing it that way? (by anniversary2696 for everyone)  

Hi fellows of this ring, I have read here (http://www.taquibras.com.br/not_134.htm) that Brazilian shorthand writers celebrate their day on May 3rd. Does anyone know if there is a Shorthand International Day? Regards, Osvaldo Castro (by valo1969 for everyone)