Contemporary Shorthand

I don’t know if anyone’s picked up on the listing for Contemporary Shorthand on abebooks (reproduced below). It sounded interesting, so I looked around and managed to find site where you can buy and download a pdf copy of the book for $3.95 – www.authorhouse.com -click on ‘bookstore’ and search for shorthand. I’m not sure if…

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Unusual Anni Outlines

I’m wondering if someone might add an image or a link (or just eloquent explanation) for the following Anniversary outlines. I know these spellings only from the lists on Andrew’s site, and they suggest unusual or ambiguous shapes: because, cause, consider (k [left s]). call (k o). Is this ‘o’ on it’s side, as in…

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Direction of “Why”, “Eye”, “Eyes”

I’m posting this just in case I’m not the only one (and I hope I’m not). “Why” is written counter-clockwise, apparently! And for *months* I’ve been going the other way, trying to get that little inside line correct. I’ve scanned the Simplified manual and found only an indirect reference to this rule (in lesson One…

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Information about the Polish Gregg

Hi! I’ve seen Gregg for Polish been mentioned here and in a few other places but I haven’t got much information about it. I’d just like to know if it’s a same kind of adaption as, say, the Spanish version or have they done any bigger modifications to it like letter re-ordering or new kinds…

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Gregg Omitted Vowels…Please Help

 I’m a DJS Gregg writer.  I’m trying very hard to learn the system well, but I don’t have a teacher, and I’m having a very hard time with one aspect of theory…and it’s driving me bananas.  When do I leave out the stupid vowels?  It’s not the blended words like “as a result” or “one…

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“Expert” Diamond Jubilee?

Hi, everyone!  The version of Gregg that I learned was the DJS, but I always have had a fascination with what came before it and how the system was changed over the years.  Some of the elements of the earlier versions make sense, and aren’t hard to read.  DJS was easier to learn than Simplified,…

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Shorthand Crash Course – Help!

 I am a teacher in Nunavut, at the Arctic College.  Another Nunavut organization has asked me to offer 5 days of instruction in shorthand.  This would be attended by staff who attend Legislative meetings and need to take notes.  I have considered using only the “brief forms”, but wonder if anyone has any suggestions for…

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