“Graded Dictation”

Hi, all. I recently acquired the book “Graded Dictation” by Walter Rasmussen, published by Gregg in 1909.  This book has been sitting on someone’s shelf for a long time–it looks practically brand new, except for a little browning of the pages. Anyhow, it has NO shorthand in it.  It’s just a series of graded sentences…

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beginner!

i have recently been interested in learning shorthand and would be grateful if anybody could tell me which is the eaiest to begin with? also which books i could buy to help me along (by x-naivete-x for everyone)

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DJS – McGraw-Hill 1963 vs. 1971 editions

I am just beginning to learn shorthand using the Diamond Jubilee Series. I got overly excited about purchasing used textbooks and have the complete set (Shorthand,Dictation,Transcription, and Speed Building) published by McGraw-Hill from both the 1963 edition as well as the 2nd Edition books published in 1971. I must say that I much prefer the…

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Is this the way to go?

I am just going to start learning Gregg Shorthand…..well I did take it YEARS ago in high school and forgot it all. I bought Gregg Shorthand Simplified for Colleges Volume One 짤 1953 on Ebay, and I wondered if anyone had any ideas on if this would be the best way to go? Also, I…

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Pre-Anniversary Phrase Book…

I need to buy a Pre-Anniversary Shorthand Phrase Book but need to know how many numbered pages there are. Can anyone help please? There is a 1924 edition. The 1930 edition has 97 numbered pages. Thanks to all. (by anniversary2696 for everyone)  

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