What happened?
Does anyone know what happened to Laurence Cawley’s ShorthandWorld site in Great Britain? It seems to be gone. . . .
Ya gotta love Anni
As everyone knows, I’ve been doing a thorough theory review, something I preach and something I truly believe builds solid shorthand speed more than anything else. So I’m reviewing last night and up pops the word “submission.” Well, I know that “mission” is written M-E-ISH, so one would assume (NEVER assume) that “submission” is Comma-S…
Transcription of a Diary
Fellows: I would like to attract your attention to this message from a Shorthand Group in Facebook posted by Tracey: “I have been asked to transcribe some notes written in a diary but it is written in Gregg. I can’t do it as I only know Pitmans but I would be happy to pass on the…
Dictation practice at archive.org
Lokkesh Bagani recently posted in the “Shorthand writing” group at Facebook that there are quite a few practice dictations available at archive.org if you use the search string steno AND subject:”court reporting”. The speeds range from 100 to 200 wpm.
Penmanship Practice – May 2013
From the May 1930 issue of The Gregg Writer. Click here for a full view.
Pen Scratches
The following story in Anniversary by Bernard Axelman was serialized in the May and June 1947 issues of The Gregg Writer. Attachment: pen-scratches.pdf
Worship (Simplified)
Hi Everyone, I came across the word worship today while studying Assignment 25 of the Simplified Functional Method textbook. They were explaining the word ending -ship. But maybe it’s my English or whatever but I don’t understand why they would use the e stroke and not the o hook? Outline For Worship Any thoughts?
Wear a V.F.W. “Buddy” Poppy Memorial Day
The following selection about the Buddy Poppy program of the Veterans of Foreign Wars was written in Anniversary and appeared in the May 1947 issue of The Gregg Writer. Attachment: wear-a-vfw-buddy-poppy-memorial-day.pdf
As Their Creator Made Them
This essay by James H. Collins that originally appeared in the October 1927 issue of Business Magazine was written in Anniversary and was serialized in the May and June 1930 issues of The Gregg Writer. Attachment: as-their-creator-made-them.pdf
The Secretary Who Won an Academy Award
A story by Duane Valentry written in Simplified that appeared in the May 1955 issue of Today’s Secretary. Attachment: the-secretary-who-won-an-academy-award.pdf