Renewed Interest

Back in 1984, I attended a secretarial school, where I was the only male student enrolled in the program. I found it disappointing that a style of writing invented by a man in an era where most secretaries were men later became used almost exclusively by women, or so it seemed by steno classes. With…

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Centennial Dictionary

Hey all, I’ve been gone since the spring but now have time to continue learning. Anyway I picked up a Centennial Dictionary on Abebooks this summer but it is an abridged version. Does anyone know if there is an unabridged version for Centennial? I’ve looked but not found one. (by trbloomer for everyone)

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Post-Modern English?

When I first went through the Gregg Shorthand Manual Simplified a couple of years ago it was like taking a time warp. I had posted an add in the local paper and hired a lovely retired lady to tutor me through it. It was a great experience and we had a lot of fun, but…

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New to Shorthand: Intro & ?

Hi Everyone, I’ve just started learning Gregg Shorthand–on my own of course because that seems to be the only way to learn now.  I’ve been practicing a bit with the Anniversary (?) edition that is online. The Unit 2 Dictation Trascription exercise begins with the name Henry Hale.  Both first name and last name contain double…

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Need volunteers who know shorthand

Hi, I am a graduate student doing a project on shorthand. I first encountered shorthand while working at a law firm and find it to be both fascinating and beautiful. The purpose of this project is to ask people to considered shorthand on the same level as fine art. I am looking for volunteers to…

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Drill sheets

Can someone explain to me how to use the drill sheets in the documents section? Maybe I’m just stupid, but I can’t make the connection. Thanks 🙂 (by niftyboy1 for everyone)  

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Need Shorthand Note Taker in Houston This Week

We have a need for a shorthand stenographer (a pen writer, or pen stenographer) to take virtually verbatim notes for counsel at a highly confidential hearing in Houston this Wednesday.  Price is not an issue.  Transportation, hotel, meals, and other expenses covered. If you have someone who can take shorthand during a hearing and is…

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Abbreviation Study

The Anniversary manual classifies four applications for the abbreviation principle (paras 192-198): 1) On short words, where a sufficiently distinctive outline can be secured–usually by writing through a dipthong or strongly accented vowel: beca(me), arri(ve), cu(re), arra(nge-ment) 2) On long words, where a longhand abbreviation supplies a sufficiently distinctive outline: amt., memo., R.R., bal., deg….

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Immediate Need for Gregg Writer: Short Special Assignment

We have a need for a shorthand stenographer (a pen writer, or pen stenographer) to take virtually verbatim notes for counsel at a highly confidential hearing in the Midwest next week.  Price is not an issue.  Transportation, hotel, meals, and other expenses covered. If you have someone who can take shorthand during a hearing and…

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