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.
Curiosity aroused by the recent discussions concerning the 1913 court notes, the abbreviations in earlier editions of the Gregg manual, and extensive curtailing of words in phrases, I started with the Simplified manual and worked my way back, always beginning with the sections starting with abbreviations, then continuing to special phrasing, suffixes (Joined and disjoined),…
Okay, all you deep thinkers, I want your opinions on the phonetic nature of shorthand. I’ll start by saying (at the risk of excommunication) that all this talk of phonetic systems is ridiculous. Some of the principles are based on specific phonetics, like r-e-t-e-n for return *DJS* – but I don’t say the word that way….
In case you couldn’t tell, I am turning out to be much too busy this fall to read every single post you nice people write as I have been so faithfully doing for the past 3.5 years–we all knew it would happen eventually–so, if you find yourself on the group regularly, I am hoping you will volunteer to be an…
Hi, just joined the group earlier today after becoming interested in taking up shorthand. After reading up on the various types I ordered two of the Gregg Diamond Jubilee books. Since it’ll take awhile for them to arrive and I’d like to start practicing now, is there any online resource that I can use? I…
What are the forms for: “agrees” and “yesses”? Is it the same for agree & yes? (by new7worm for everyone)