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.
A few times in my life, I have come across individuals taking notes in shorthand. It was fascinating to me as it appeared that they were merely making doodles. But these doodles, which were completely unrecognizable to me as any form of written record, were so beautiful and elegant. I was mesmerized. Time passed by…
Hullo everyone! Oh, how thrilled I was to stumble upon this site! (Via the gregg.angelfishy site, thanks!) I was starting to feel very alone in my studies, but now I know that at least 800 people here share the same interest, so hurray! It was in January that I happened to see an epi of…
Does anyone know the recommended form for words such as these under 1916 rules?: offeredsufferedpreferredconferredreferredpilfered My guess is “…f [disjoined t]” in each case, because of the -f ending rule, and the disjoined t rule for past-tense of abbreviated words, but I can’t find any rules or any instances of the combination with “-rd”. “Confered”…
I finally got a copy of Taquigrafia Gregg. The copyright/publishing date is 1923. I’m learning Anniversary, and wanted the most comparable edition for Spanish. But the next edition I could find on Amazon or Ebay was from the 1940s. Priscilla (by gwriter53 for everyone)
Have just received this hard-bound volume in pristtine condition and am having a most enjoyable read. The shorthand is definitely pre-Anniversary which is not necessarily a bad thing as I’ve discovered in my recent Gregg explorations … and each page is printed in 2 columns to resemble a steno pad (but with no rules as…
Alice in Wonderland is on eBay starting at $9.99. There are four more days left on bidding but you might want to check it out. I haven’t read the description so there may be something missing/wrong OR the seller doesn’t know how many people are looking for something like that. Joanne (by joannek_1 for everyone)
Hello All, I hope it is clear that I joined this group because of my family history (Astrid Ramsey, platewriter), and not for the purpose of selling books. However, it just happens that this morning I walked past my Business section and spied the following 3 books lying on the edge of the shelf, virtually shouting…
I just posted a document called “SEARCHING FOR USED BOOKS” to the Document file of this group. Hope someone finds it useful. It includes a bit also on condition grading. Best, Don Ramsey (by allbooksconsidered for everyone)
Attachment: SEARCHING FOR USED BOOKS.doc (by allbooksconsidered for everyone)
Hi, all. Donald Ramsey posted a fascinating message yesterday about his mother Astrid, who was one of the plate writers for the Gregg company. His message came through my e-mail and looked just like every other message from the group, but it isn’t showing up on the web page. So I’m curious–did everyone get his…