Pitman Reporting Style Book

Folks, There’s a Pitman Reporting Style book on Ebay (http://cgi.ebay.com/PITMAN-2000-SHORTHAND-REPORTING-STYLE-HC-PAGES-264_W0QQitemZ110373629368QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Books_Textbooks?hash=item110373629368&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1326|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50) available for sale. The book is the one designed to move a stenographer from Pitman 2000 a bit closer to New Era–and closer verbatim reporting.  Thought some of you might like to know. . . . Marc (by Marc for everyone)  

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Favorite tools?

Have you got a favorite pen and nib combination?  Ink? And are there steno pads that don’t feather? The Ampads from Walmart feather.  I like the color of the paper and the lines.  Will be getting an extra-fine nibbed pen soon, but the fine nib feathers on these papers.  I’m using Skrip which I like…

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Suggestions for brand new learners?

Can you suggest ways of practicing, or arranging exercises that would be helpful at the very beginning of learning? Also, if there are any left-handed underwriters here, how far clockwise do you turn your steno pad to get the elliptical shapes to go to the right?  I usually turn mine about 45 degrees, and haven’t…

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Posting new topics

When I click on the link in this thread:  http://greggshorthand.multiply.com/journal/item/1146/About_posting_and_tagging I can post a new topic. Where do I find the All Messages section to click to post. The only thing I can find posts the topics in a separate blog. Thanks (by Shorthand-learner for everyone)

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