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.
Now that I’ve decided to go for Anniversary, exactly what is the best way to learn? I like the idea of the “Functional” method, in that it allows for a lot of reading up front. So, what’s the best book(s) to buy? (One thing I really dislike about the simplified manual is that most of…
So, I’ve decided I’ll go for Gregg Anniversary. Here, FWIW, is how I chose: I’m in sales, and I take a lot of notes at client meetings. The general field is very technical, and I like precision. Speed is not of paramount importance, but I’m a perfectionist and I like a challenge. So: Pitman was…
JUSTO said (in another thread): > I have been learning Gregg Diamond ( Spanish ) for one year and it is not difficult but > it is very laborious learn shorthand. I recomend you learn Gregg 90 Why? becouse > it is easy of all of them, if it full you needs it is ok,…
This to the more accomplished writers: If you are writing something — even just personal thoughts — that you know no one else but you will ever read, do you use your shorthand instead of your normal handwriting? If not, why not? (by thomsk for everyone)
I bought a notepad today for practice. I spotted one marked as “Gregg ruled”, so thought I should buy that. But how’s it used? What’s the purpose of the central margin? (by thomsk for everyone)
I’m completely new to shorthand, but I’d like to learn it to help in taking business notes, both personal and from meetings. I’ve had a look at the table at http://tinyurl.com/prweew which is really helpful, but I still have some questions. I’ve already started practicing reading from “The GREGG Shorthand Manual Simplified”. So: 1. If…
I’ve just found what I think was causing my posting problems. I made almost 15 attempts to post or comment to the forum. Only one or two succeeded. Turns out those were written in Firefox. Those that failed were in Safari. (I’m on a Mac). Clearly there’s a Safari-related bug in Multiply. (Course it also…
Can anyone comment on the difference between Gregg (Anniversary, say) and Handywrite. Specifically: a. What are the respective speed potentials? b. Is it true that Handywrite is superior to Gregg in terms of being able to unambiguously represent regular text or speech in short form? thx. (by thomsk for everyone)
Has anyone successfully learned Cross Eclectic to any degree of proficiency? You can find the whole manual on Google Books. I’m fascinated by the concision and position system, but I’ve been unable to do the shading required for initial H and final R, and when I look through the word lists, I see words like…