Shorthand and iPods

Has anyone been successful at creating a pdf of any of the manuals in a legible format for an iPod? When I tried this once, the outlines were all jagged and illegible. I am wondering if someone has done this already. (by Carlos for everyone)  

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Handling compound words

I always find difficulty with compound words. They’re always quite long and don’t really fit well into the abbrev. prin. Most of the time it seems they are written out in the dictionary. They aren’t usually handled by the intersection principle, and quite often the joining is not facile, so they have to be disconnected….

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A List for those who want to go beyond DJS

I compiled a list of books which I’d heartily recommend as a basic library for anyone interested in making the switch to Anniversary or in learning Anniversary from scrattch:: Gregg Shorthand Manual (Anniversary Edition)Gregg Speed Studies (Third Edition)Gregg Speed Building for Colleges (1943)Intensive Exercises in Shorthand Vocabulary Building (1928)Gregg Shorthand Phrase Book (Anniversary Edition)Gregg Reporting…

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The Champions Write

In one of my Gregg Writer magazines, it was mentioned the movie “The Champions Write”. I’d imagine this be some sort of documentary with Gregg and other pen stenographers. It would be amazing to watch. Does anyone know of any existing copies? (by michael_lisitsa for everyone)  

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shorthand class update

Good morning everyone.  Last night was the first night of class – for those that don’t remember the Community College here in Springfield, MO is having a class in Gregg Shorthand, DJS.  Here’s how it went…there are six students, all of us in our 40s & 50s, ranging from a teacher, journalist, human resource manager, marketing manager, an…

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While no one was looking…

Out of nowhere there seems to have popped up a lecture on youtube (well a summary of it, but a link to the full lecture) where a lecturer has developed (through a font program) shorthand converter. In the lecture, he puts in the text, and gets out a correctly (but strangely) written shorthand translation. Anyway…

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Grupo Yahoo de Taquigrafía Gregg

Fellows: It’s my pleasure to announce the opening of a group in Spanish, called “Taquigrafía Gregg” in Yahoo: http://es.groups.yahoo.com/group/TaquigrafiaGregg/ If you are a Spanish speaker and a shorthand lover, we invite you to join this group for spreading the knowledge of this art. Regards, (by valo1969 for everyone)

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Non-Gregg letters or words used in Gregg

Several persons here have mentioned studying other shorthand systems. I’m curious if any letters, shapes, or principles have trickled over either deliberately or through habit into your Gregg. Has anyone invented any letters, shapes, or principles that aren’t found in a version of Gregg – at least the version you initially learned? Do you use…

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