Penmanship Practice – September 2012
From the October 1929 issue of The Gregg Writer. Click on the image for a full view. Attachment: oga-oct29.gif
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From the October 1929 issue of The Gregg Writer. Click on the image for a full view. Attachment: oga-oct29.gif
I hate change! Carlos, how do I get my posts to come out under ShorthandMarc?
Yep, testing.
If you are able to read this post, congratulations, you’ve made it! Below is the post from Multiply regarding the change. As you well know by now, Multiply will close all personal blogs and groups on December 1. They have chosen Blogger as the transfer platform for groups and personal blogs. As such, we will…
This is a reference I created while working my way through the Gregg Manual Simplified 2nd Edition (I’m still on lesson 54 but I’ve made it through the instructional material.) It is pretty rough as it grew organically while I worked through the lessons, so I’ll probably upload a better version once I have a…
This short article about radioactivity appeared in the October 1929 issue of The Gregg Writer, and was written in Anniversary. Attachment: radioactivity.pdf
This jury charge selection was used in the 1925 National Shorthand Reporter’s Association Contest and dictated then at 240 wpm. It was rewritten in artistic shorthand and serialized for publication in the September to November 1929 issues of The Gregg Writer. It shows how shortcuts based on the abbreviating principle are routinely employed in taking…
A short selection written in Anniversary, attributed to Robert Louis Stevenson, that appeared in the December 1929 issue of The Gregg Writer. Attachment: stevensons code.pdf
This is a set of practice material correlated with the chapters of the Anniversary Manual. These articles were serialized in the September to December 1929 issues of The Gregg Writer. Attachment: drills-on-chapters-of-anniversary-manual.pdf