Searchable dictionary

This has been posted before, but although it shows up in search, the link provided simply leads back to the main group page. I’ve no idea how to find it in the murky depths of Multiply. So here it is again – a searchable dictionary for Anniversary: http://www.scribd.com/doc/1624223/Gregg-Shorthand-Anniversary-Dictionary (by thomsk for everyone)

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Is there an answer key for Word and Sentence Drills?

I would like to check my answers against a key. I don’t see a key in the book, nor have I found one online. http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC01723511&id=3n9xvnI7VTIC http://books.google.com/books?id=3n9xvnI7VTIC&pg=PA10&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=0_0#PPP1,M1 The links work as cut-and-paste, can’t get them to show up as clickable.  I’m sorry. Does anyone know a key, either printed or online? Thanks very much. (by Shorthand-learner…

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Learning Anni

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…

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Decision process

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…

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Learning strategy?

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,…

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Newbie questions (Fifth attempted repost)

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…

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Posting problems

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…

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