The Gregg Group was founded 22 May 2004, prompted by the lack of online shorthand resources. As the primary use for shorthand — business and legal recording — has waned in recent decades, we generally acclaim the skill as a hobby or personal tool. The purpose of the group is to promote the use of Gregg systems of shorthand by providing advice to beginners, support for students, and an association of users of this efficient, attractive, and enjoyable method of writing.
If it were feasible, I would be very interested in downloading and viewing Gregg Shorthand being recorded verbatim in real time with the sound of speaker in the recording as well. I am new to the hobby and have been soaking it up steadily for about six months now, but the more I practice the…
Below is a very interesting article celebrating the 100th b’day of a lady in Utah. http://www.sltrib.com/sugarhouse/ci_3968224 Doing the math, she’s probably one of the surviving few that can say that learned Anniversary (or Pre-Anniversary) Gregg in college! May she live 100 more!!!! (by Carlos for everyone)
Apart from symbol systems, I’ve always been interested in alphabetic shorthand systems. I can write the older version of Speedwriting, Pitmanscript (thanks Ian!) and just received from Amazon a textbook on Personal Shorthand (the ABC one). I have, however, heard that of all the alphabetic shorthand systems, the least ambiguous of all is Forkner. I’ve…
All, Could someone recommend for me what they think is the best adaptation to English of the Sloan-Duploye system? I gather from some of the posts that S-D is quite fast, but that Perrin’s adapation is not the best. Thanks! Tom (by tom_in_co for everyone)
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Hello all, Great group, wonderful resource. I’ve learned a lot in an hour, especially thanks to http://www.msnusers.com/greggshorthand/Documents/gregg-shorthand-comparison.pdf But if you don’t mind, I need some advice to confirm my instincts of which Gregg version to learn. The reason why I want to learn shorthand is to handle lecture notes and interviews, which means I’ve got…
Hi everyone. I was checking on the Alice in Wonderland in Gregg Shorthand on ebay and there is now on in Pittman Shorthand on sale also. So all you Pittman people – if you don’t have the book check it out. Bye for now. (by joannek_1 for everyone)
Ian, I read your post that contained your liking for Sweet’s Current Shorthand. I was sufficiently intrigued to do some research and discovered that there is a reprint manual available- $50 US. I’m willing to part with that if it’s really a viable system. I noted that GB Shaw was familiar with it Sweet’s but…
Does anyone know anything about this method? I noted that Cook claimed it was great for verbatim court reporting, student’s notes, general corresondence, etc. Presumably also for dirty dishes and the mumps! 🙂 I believe it’s a light line system & so thought that perhaps it was Gregg-related. Cheers, Tom (by tom_in_co for everyone)
I received a nice copy through Abebooks, and the first thing I noticed was that in my “Complete Sherlock Holmes,” the title is not “The Sign of the Four” but “The Sign of Four.” Maybe in the U.S. the name was altered? Anybody know? The shorthand in it is disappointing to me because it is…