Scovril’s Shorthand

I found this interesting item on Ebay. http://snipurl.com/ncdk There are snapshots of the Scovril’s Shorthand. In your opinion, is it more like Gregg or Pitman? I see a hybrid system–not quite geometric, but not quite script, either. Your thoughts? (by georgeamberson1 for everyone) 

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Newbie: How to begin studies?

Hi, all. I found this group through Shorthand Shorthand Shorthand. I’m interested in learning shorthand to aid in my notetaking, creative writing, and household tasks. I’ve decided to go with the Gregg DJS, but I have no idea how to begin my studies. There are websites, manuals, Amazon books, downloadable lessons…. It’s overwhelming! I don’t…

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Centennial Books

Ok, I’ve decided to use Centennial for any number of reasons. Please no razzing 😉 Well I should point out that speed is only of limited importantce and I think 70-90 wpm should be within the limits of centennial from what I’ve read here. The thing is I just ordered the Centennial 1 college book….

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