‘Translation’ assistance request

I’m working my way through Gertrude Beers’ and Letha Scott’s excellent “Fundamental Drills in Gregg Shorthand”, and I’ve just been stumped.  Could someone please assist me with the following line: p. 114, 5th and 4th lines up from bottom of page: “We can be with you to act on the finance committee TESTD your(?) name(?).”  I can’t…

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A quick suggestion . . .

I have been part of this group for about two years and love all the input and advice it gets. I don’t post much since I’m still a beginner myself (*sighs* shorthand keeps getting pushed aside, no more though! =) , but has anyone here considered starting a social networking group of it’s own? Similar…

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Hi Everyone! My quick Hello . . .

I’ve moved over from the MSN Group crowd and I’m currently trying to learn Gregg Simplified. Any Simplified writers out here? Also, if you have any ideas on how to study, I’d appreciate it. I’ve read that you should practice everyday for at least 30 minutes. I understand that you don’t start writing until a…

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What languages does everyone know?

Hi, was wondering besides the wonderful languages of shorthand and english, what are the languages among people here on the forum. I would think shorthand requires some very similar skills to language learning. Personally I know English and Russian (was born in Ukraine and moved to Australia). I spent a year in Israel but learned…

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1916 Reporting shortcut brief forms

Hey, I’m looking at the 1916 Reporting shortcuts manual that has been made available recently. I’m wondering if the 4 pages of extra word signs (brief forms) are worth learning if you have high aims for legibility as well. They are definetly very brief, but I have so far decided to stick with the phrasing…

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