Don’t Toss Away your typewritter! Part II.
This report titled “Old technology in NSA age: Typewriter sales surge in Germany” is a follow-up to the previous story about using typewriters to block Internet spying. Could shorthand be next?
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.
This report titled “Old technology in NSA age: Typewriter sales surge in Germany” is a follow-up to the previous story about using typewriters to block Internet spying. Could shorthand be next?
If you are studying the 1916 manual, this post is especially for you. Studying the 1916 manual may seem difficult because of the dearth of reading and practice material in the book. However, there are many resources available that at the time of their publishing were designed to supplement the manual. Let me summarize the…
I’ve been going against the grain slightly by not using the same ending for “-y” as my manual does in words like Navy. The book likes to use the symbol for the short Ĭ as in “Bin.” I like to use the long ē as in “bean.” Now I know it may not really matter which ending I…
As I said in my introduction, I am very new to shorthand and maybe just haven’t come across this in the manual yet, but I am curious – what symbol is used to make the “W” sound in words like water, wait, when, etc. Ginny
This article from the UK Telegraph explains why.
Does anyone here strictly adhere to the “correct” hand position as outlined in some of the books, which seems to be a slightly modified Palmer writing grip, except with three fingers rather than two bering used as the movable rest? I’ve been trying with varying degrees of success to write the lessons like this. I…
I have found a few older posts on the topic of pens and steno pads, but thought I’d start this new thread to see what folks are using and perhaps renew some recommendations for newbies like myself. Although I am a fountain pen aficionado, I have found that there are some ballpoints and gel pens…
A very good list of military vocabulary in Simplified, with some nice shortcuts. Some of these outlines can be used in other fields. Attachment: military-terms-in-gregg-simplified.pdf
This interesting article about air traffic control in the early days of aviation written in Anniversary appeared in the June 1936 issue of The Gregg Writer. Attachment: okey-doke-22-come-on-in.pdf
This article written in Anniversary appeared in the June 1938 issue of The Gregg Writer. Attachment: peeling-potatoes-a-business-now.pdf