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.
Your normal handwriting is below average if it is 25-30 wpm, average, if 35-50 wpm, and above average if 55-60 wpm. Let’s say you shoot for 60 probably by using a simple, very-connected style such as Palmer. When you achieve 60 wpm, then try one of the alphabetic shorthand systems such as Quickhand, Personal Shorthand…
I have posted chaps 1-3 and 4-5 of this in the Pre-Anniversary section. I have the rest scanned–unfortunately I’m out of space. If anyone wants them I can e-mail, or perhaps someone else would want volunteer space for the posting. C Nix (by harpweaver for everyone)
I have uploaded scans of the Gregg version of the Diamond Necklace by deMaupassant. They are in the Pre-Anniversary folder. I am pretty sure this printing is much older than 1929, and I noted the brief form k-l-r at the end of the sixth line of the first page, which, I think, is removed from…
The question is: given what I remember as the Gregg culture of high school and college shorthand courses, if indeed you did start out in that environment, when and how did you discover that you could go on to do something such as court reporting which required a much higher speed, etc. than the familiar…
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With the decline of teaching cursive longhand in schools, is it too much to wonder whether cursive shorthand might replace it? My brainstorm for today. Cheers, Don Ramsey (by allbooksconsidered for everyone)
I am an old Gregg shorthand writer, who trained in 1960’s. I am toying with the idea to revise my skills, and maybe get back to my previous standard of accuracy with speeds of over 100 wpm. ( I have kept my Gregg manuals that I used in school, of Greggs Simplified (2nd edition), Gregg -Most…
I think I saw something like this in some of Swem’s notes, but can’t find it again right now. Anyway, what about this? Q: long two of married? (How long have the two of you been married?) A: twenty (Twenty years.) Q: would say been happily? (Would you say you have been happily married?) A:…
Hi, everybody – Just signed up and here’s why: About a month ago I was talking to a local Voice Writer about possible transcription work and only found out by accident that she knows several pen writers. I was astounded that such people still existed, and she also put me in touch with one. Then…
Dear list, Sorry to bother, but I have a small dilemma which I thought couldeasily be solved by relying upon your expertise. I’m a geocacher (please see geocaching.com for more information, thegame is basically a high-tech scavenger hunt utilizing GlobalPositioning Satellite devices), and there’s a puzzle utilizingshorthand I just can’t crack. If you could be…