Shorthand in UK

Hi there all, I thought that I’d start me first message. I am new to gregg shorthand. I have been doing it for a few months now (Simplified edition). One thing that I have noticed is that there seems to be very little interest in Gregg SH in the UK, whereas Pitman SH seems to…

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Measurements for outlines available?

Are there any precise measurements of the characters? I have found only vague references to outlines, relative to a base line, in the Anniversary Edition; Diamond Jubilee Series, 2nd ed.; and Shorthand Manual Simplified. In Lesson 12, DJS, 2nd ed., paragraph 95 it states, “Gregg Shorthand is equally legible whether it is written on ruled…

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Medical shorthand and Zoology

What klind of prefixes and suffixes and special rule exist in medical shorthand? would the help in describing other science baced things, like zoology? or are these special rules more for recording things only in medicine. Thanks.      -Strawman- (by -strawman- for everyone)

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Best pen for beginner?

Can anyone advise me on a good, inexpensive pen I can buy at a regular stationery store that is suitable for practicing gregg with?  I’m very new to gregg (just working my way thru the simplified manual and on Chapter 9 now).  I’d prefer to not get anything too expensive just yet, but looking for a pen that is…

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Gregg Shorthand Wiktionary

What do the forum members think of adding Gregg Shorthand to the English Wiktionary?  The online dictionary (http://en.wiktionary.org) has over 110,000 entries.  The S90 dictionary has a little over 30,000 — I guess it would be a good start to start with those words.  In case there are more than one way of writing the…

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Newbie ? #2: How big should outlines be made?

like the title says: How big should outlines be made? I just got (or rather found spontaneously on a book shelf at my parents house) an Anniversary text book. On page 2 the book claims that “the size of the characters given in this manual will be a safe standard to adopt,” but man those are…

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Progressive Speed Building CD

Hi folks, As promised, I updated my site and now have a progressive speed building CD available as dictated by yours truly.  A set of 24 3-minute dictations where, in most cases, each minute is faster then the prior minute.  The CD begins with dictation at 65, 70, and 70 words per minute for Track…

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