Question regarding Forkner shorthand

This question is for Forkner shorthand (or any other alphabetic shorthand) writers. Does it matter if one does not follow exact recommendations for streamline alphabet letters? In my case Forkner f is so different from what I have been writing f. In particular its bottom loop is causing me troubles (not insurmountable but annoying). Another…

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Comparing Outlines in Three Versions of Gregg

In trying to quantify how much difference there is between the outlines in Simplified, Diamond Jubilee and Notehand, I compared their outlines for 67 words that begin with the letter N; 16 of the words are written differently in DJS and/or Notehand compared to Simplified. This document shows the data (using a quirky system of…

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A Notehand Study from 1969

Interlibrary loan came through for me once again.  I was able to check out this master’s thesis from the University of North Dakota for a Gregg Notehand study which was conducted by Sister M. Anthony Naes: A follow-up of the 1962-65 notehand students of Bishop Dubourg High School, St. Louis, Missouri, to identify the effectiveness…

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Hi Everyone

Hello. My name is Lisa I just joined. I’m glad to find this site, because I learned shorthand in school (Diamond Jubilee) and am just starting to get back into it. I had forgotten a lot, but it’s coming back to me. I was wondering if it is very difficult to learn Anniversary? Will I…

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Onomatopoeia in Anni?

Onomatopoeia… anyone know how to do it? Specifically, I would like to write syllables with precise vowel sounds using the Anniversary vowel diacritics, and have some other signifier mark to note that this is onomatopoeia. Like the signifier mark for proper nouns, etc. I figure much onomatopoeia is probably already a brief form. Like different…

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