A Tale of Two Secretaries

GeneralCarlos15 July 20100

Taken from Today’s Secretary, June 1968, and written in DJS.

Attachment: a-tale-of-two-secretaries.pdf

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Carlos 17 March 2023 at 11:20 am on A Message for New Members"During" is written d-r in Centennial. Also, both -gram and -graph are written in full in Centennial. But the other
lvw 16 March 2023 at 9:13 pm on A Message for New MembersLike Lee and Elizabeth, I first learned Diamond Jubilee. I agree that it, Series 90 and Centennial are very similar.
Carlos 3 March 2023 at 6:54 pm on Question about Notehand “R”Both "hurry" and "furry" are written with the oo-hook in Anniversary and earlier series. Louis Leslie changed that starting with
Carlos 3 March 2023 at 12:14 pm on Question about Notehand “R”Correct. A way of looking at it is that you only insert the e in the obscure vowel situation if
Sean Goldfarb 3 March 2023 at 12:06 pm on Question about Notehand “R”But wouldn't "hurry" be written as h-e-r-ee"? Unfortunately for me, an imaginary American accent doesn't always work for me haha,
Sean Goldfarb 3 March 2023 at 12:00 pm on Question about Notehand “R”Thanks, Carlos! I didn't get a chance to really look at your comment (or anyone of the other nice people
Lee 2 March 2023 at 6:43 am on A Message for New MembersThank you for clarifying that. I agree that Diamond Jubilee, Series 90, and Centennial really are essentially the same thing,
Carlos 1 March 2023 at 8:56 pm on A Message for New MembersI chose to write Centennial between those three because that was the last published series, and the differences between Centennial
Elizabeth Skipper 1 March 2023 at 8:11 pm on A Message for New MembersGood to know, as some of the others really have me shaking my head!Fortunately, my actual need for shorthand is
Carlos 1 March 2023 at 8:05 pm on A Message for New MembersCentennial Gregg is very similar to Diamond Jubilee and Series 90, so I'm sure you would not have much of
Elizabeth Skipper 28 February 2023 at 3:14 pm on A Message for New MembersLee, thanks for mentioning the FB group. As I learned Diamond Jubilee, a lot of what's posted isn't germane because
Carlos 25 February 2023 at 10:35 pm on Down the Mountain – Part 2The word was "line" in all instances; I thought I had corrected all the "line" outlines, but I missed two.
Lee 20 February 2023 at 3:09 pm on Outline for “entry”–Anniversary and SimplifiedOne important point to remember is that Gregg Shorthand was never designed as a phonetically or linguistically totally logical system.
Carlos 19 February 2023 at 4:58 pm on Outline for “entry”–Anniversary and SimplifiedInteresting. I didn't think of this possibility as an explanation.
Erik 19 February 2023 at 1:28 pm on Outline for “entry”–Anniversary and SimplifiedSorry to revive a very old post, but I think I have a reasonable explanation. It is based on the
Nicholas Salkilld 16 February 2023 at 7:04 am on Down the Mountain – Part 2Well after reading this (and part 1) I should be able to jump into a bob-sled and win a race
Lee 11 February 2023 at 3:25 pm on Page from a 1947 DiaryI've been thinking about this for a few days. The material is so intimate that it actually makes me a
Nicholas Hendy 10 February 2023 at 4:43 pm on A Message for New MembersAmazing thank you! I am still getting to grips with the basics, but when I'm up and running, I'll be
Carlos 10 February 2023 at 10:59 am on A Message for New MembersWelcome to the blog, Nick!
Lee 10 February 2023 at 4:45 am on A Message for New MembersIf you use Facebook, you might want to look at the group "Gregg Shorthand Readers, Writers, and Fans". I post