January, 2008 | Gregg Shorthand

Another Indecipherable Note

GeneralCarlos8 January 200813

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Dutch Shorthand

GeneralCarlos6 January 200815

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Help! I have my grandmother’s old diary. Some of which is recorded in Gregg. (Or so I think because I remember seeing a Gregg shorthand dictionary and some of her steno notes as a kid, so I don’t think it’s Pitman) Anyways, the diary is from 1943 and her writing/shorthand, from what I can tell is impeccable,…

Just for Laughs

GeneralCarlos5 January 20080

BD notes 1-3-08.jpg Samples of DJS shorthand written by yours truly.

Esperanto

Anything GoesCarlos3 January 200812

Well after many a visit to Angelfishy’s gregg page, I decided to discover a bit about this language called esperanto. It was a constructed international language, which had no particular link to any other languages and very much based on roots, from which many words can be formed. These days as I read, its only…

Mack Shorthand

GeneralCarlos2 January 200811

Hello. I am a granddaughter of the author of Mack Shorthand, John Barry Mack of Kentville, Nova Scotia. I have Mack Shorthand Book 1 and 2 (Ideal Edition) and Book 3 (Fifth Edition). I don’t know how to describe this method but if I can be of any help, I will. Actually, I am trying…

Carlos 13 May 2024 at 5:53 pm on A Message for New MembersWelcome to the blog, Justin! As you may know, pen writers of Gregg and Pitman Shorthand were a part of
Carlos 13 May 2024 at 5:41 pm on “Graded Readings in Gregg Shorthand”, US and British editionsI have no doubt that you would breeze through the Graded Readings. Let us know how it goes.
Lee 13 May 2024 at 5:40 pm on A Message for New MembersWelcome. DJS is a good choice. If you don't already have a copy, the DJS dictionary is very useful, and
Carlos 13 May 2024 at 5:38 pm on “Graded Readings in Gregg Shorthand”, US and British editionsMr. William C. Blackwell was Chief Commercial Teacher of Clark's College in Southend-on-Sea, and later was Head of the Home
Justin 13 May 2024 at 3:21 pm on A Message for New MembersHi all! I've been slowly making my way through the DJS manual over the past few years, and recently had
Nicholas Salkilld 13 May 2024 at 3:38 am on “Graded Readings in Gregg Shorthand”, US and British editionsYour post reminded me of my book (UK) and looking at it found a bookmark at page 76. This must
BrianF 13 May 2024 at 1:25 am on “Graded Readings in Gregg Shorthand”, US and British editionsWilliam C Blackwell also authored, and presumably wrote the plates for, the UK edition of Gregg Advanced Speed Course, 1961.
Christine Ruzik 12 May 2024 at 9:03 pm on French: une histoire de caoutchoucThanks for your reply.
Carlos 12 May 2024 at 8:52 pm on French: une histoire de caoutchouc"We had insurance." Pretty neat story. I'll have the transcription and some minor comments sometime during the week.
Carlos 12 May 2024 at 8:35 pm on “Graded Readings in Gregg Shorthand”, US and British editionsIndeed. There were also customized versions of the basic manual and of the second edition of Gregg Speed Studies (Anniversary)
Carlos 21 April 2024 at 9:32 pm on French: Le renard sans pattesYou're welcome!
Christine Ruzik 21 April 2024 at 9:01 pm on French: Le renard sans pattesThank you, Carlos. There are much more versions than I thought. I will link to this post when people ask
Carlos 21 April 2024 at 1:48 pm on French: Le renard sans pattesThere were five French adaptations of Gregg: Original (Farmer), Anniversary (Sénécal), Simplified, DJS (Collection du 75e anniversaire), and Series 90
Christine Ruzik 21 April 2024 at 2:25 am on French: Le renard sans pattesThank you for the s-right, s-left, Carlos… It’s clearer now. :) I have made the changes and so kept the
Carlos 18 April 2024 at 11:03 pm on French: Le renard sans pattesCounterclockwise is the left s, clockwise is the right s (or comma s). For #6, now I see what you
Christine Ruzik 18 April 2024 at 10:28 pm on French: Le renard sans pattesThank you for all your remarks, Carlos… :) Indeed for 1. Mrs David Ramsey started the “P” below the line in the
Christine Ruzik 18 April 2024 at 9:54 pm on Beaucoup de plats et treize desserts : le Reveillon du Noël provençalPerfect… as usual. :)
Carlos 15 April 2024 at 6:01 pm on French: Le renard sans pattesOK, here we go. Mahmoud ne sait commment mener sa vie. Il prend conseil auprès d’un sage soufi -- «
Carlos 15 April 2024 at 3:56 pm on Beaucoup de plats et treize desserts : le Reveillon du Noël provençalThanks Christine. I made the changes. For décoré, I followed the form for décorateur which is in the Etudes Graduées;
Christine Ruzik 15 April 2024 at 8:50 am on Beaucoup de plats et treize desserts : le Reveillon du Noël provençalWell, I’m very sorry it took so long but here’s my feedback. I wanted to be sure to forget nothing

Month: January 2008

Another Indecipherable Note

Dutch Shorthand

HELP!!!

Just for Laughs

Esperanto

Mack Shorthand