Alice in Wonderland – Anniversary Edition – New Color Scan

I created a brand new color scan of Alice in Wonderland 1931 Anniversary Edition and uploaded it to the Internet Archives library:  http://archive.org/details/AliceInWonderland-PrintedInGreggShorthand-AnniversaryEdition It is much better quality than the version that I previously scanned and put on the Internet Archives Library.   My earlier black and white scan was from a Xerox copy and was…

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Question on Blends & Contractions

I am not sure which blend to use in some words.  For example “Clinton” (the city) could be written C-L-I-NT-N or C-L-I-N-TN.  My book shows the second but I’d like to know why.  Also “abandon” is written A-B-A-N-DN but my instinct is to write it as A-B-A-ND-N.  The simplified text gives no reasoning as to…

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Just Beginning Shorthand

Hi, I am uploading a sample practice sheet of what I have learned so far with Gregg shorthand. I probably won’t be very fast but this is something I’ve always wanted to learn to be able to do. I have been slowly developing Parkinson’s in my hands so my writing can be bad. But, I’d…

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Yet another novice!

Hey, my name is Nathan and I’ve been practicing Simplified on and off for a few months now. I’m a Sophomore in college and thought (Because I’m going for a PHD) that being able to literally dictate the notes as the professor lectures would be if not useful, a feat that would make me feel…

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Closing of Groups

In case you didn’t know, from Multiply’s CEO: “Hello. Stefan here, writing you from Multiply HQ in Jakarta, Indonesia. As most of you are probably aware, Multiply’s mission has evolved over the past year and a half to become the biggest and most beloved ecommerce marketplace in two very exciting markets, Indonesia and the Philippines….

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Stalemate

This is a legal thriller written by Arthur Train that appeared in his book “Page Mr. Tutt”, whose main character, Ephraim Tutt, predates Perry Mason as the quintessential successful and righteous lawyer. It was serialized in the September 1930 to February 1940 issues of The Gregg Writer, and written in Anniversary. Attachment: stalemate.pdf

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My Fishpond

This small essay written by the Canadian writer and humorist Stephen Leacock appeared in various newspapers and magazines in the late 30s, and appeared in the June 1939 issue of The Gregg Writer, written in Anniversary. Attachment: my-fishpond.pdf

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