From the November 1949 issue of the Gregg Writer. Click on the image for a full view.
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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.
From the November 1949 issue of the Gregg Writer. Click on the image for a full view.
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I can understand one or two words here and there – getting there! Thanks for the upload Carlos.
Awesome!!!
Nicely readable, even the outlines that have a slightly different form from what I'm used to.
My penmanship is not up to these standards yet, but at least this gives me an opportunity to practice and a clear idea what I'm aiming for. Appropriate, since I wandered into shorthand after working through the calligraphy books at the library back in high school!
Thanks a lot!
Originally, mostly DJS, with a little Simplified thrown in, but I found the Pre-Anniversary and Anniversary manuals in college and found they made more sense to me. For the last month or so, I've been working on a thorough review of Anniversary. I'm currently on Unit 9, which is why the 'th' of faithfully threw me for a moment — I'd just re-read the rule that says it would go the other way in that situation.
You're welcome. Which series did you learn?
That's good to know. "Faith" is written with the left th, but "faithful" is written with the right th for legibility, as there is no word like "fatherful", :-). If you know DJS and Simplified, you should be able to go through the beginning of Anniversary manual relatively quickly, although you will be learning more brief forms in comparison to DJS.
Yes, it did go pretty quickly — college was a while ago 🙂
I'm reviewing to brush up on all the things I've forgotten over the years, or maybe never learned properly in the first place (like th-f).
I'm spending extra time on writing practice to shake some of the bad habits I've picked up, like trying to squeeze another word or two at the end of a line, or leaving extra space to avoid bumping into a descending stroke from the line above. Ironically, it's easier to read if you just write through it, as in this example.
I'm also enjoying reading some of the literature printed in shorthand — something I didn't know existed back then.
Great. I'm glad you're picking it up again, and that you're participating in this group!