Read me! aka Hi, I’m new here.

Hello, I geuss I should have posted this before the other one. My name is Annastasia, I’m 16 and I live in the U.S.A.  When I was little, I used to write in shorthand(not knowing that I was doing it). The book that I’m working with is the Gregg Shorthand Dictionary from 1916, it’s kinda…

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Hi everyone

Just joined. I’m a teen living in Canada. I’m just beggining to learn Anniversary. My hobby is writing systems particularly neographies and now stenographies. I choose Gregg because the alphabetis systems looked lame and Pitman would require me to drag around a fountain pen or some such thing to make the shaded strokes. (by -kahlesstheunforgettable…

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Shorthand Notes

I’d be interested in seeing the shorthand of somebody who took dictation or notes for a class, job or something else. I know my long hand looks a lot different when I take notes than when I am just writing something out. I’d like to see the differences with Gregg if possible. Thanks (In general,…

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Recycled paragraphs?

Today I found something interesting.  I was practicing a lesson from the Gregg Simplified Manual, 1st Edition (paragraphs 431-433, page 227-230), transcribing it into Anniv Gregg.  I noticed that I have read this same material before.  Lo and behold, I found the material in three places, in the 2d edition of the Simplified Manual (paragraphs 551-553, pages 307-309), in…

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New member

Hi all. Just found this group and couldn’t believe people still do shorthand. I still have my books from 1969/1970. Wow!! I was at one time pretty good but years have past and I probably have forgotten a lot. I do have my books though. Wandalou (by wandalou for everyone)

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