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.
I created a shorthand drill practice sheet, based off the instructions in Gregg’s article “Are Your Notes Accurate?” I’m not sure how to attach a .pdf file here, so here’s the link to my Evernote with the .pdf file sheet and, for convenience, the article for how to use it, so you don’t have to…
Hello, I’ve reached the end of chapter 9 in the simplified manual. I still haven’t start writing any shorthand because I thought I should learn all the theory and be able to read smoothly first. Anyway there was a term called C. O. D. in lesson 46, what does it mean? I’m guessing that it…
I understand Thomas Jefferson knew shorthand. Does anyone happen to know which system he used?
I scanned in some more charts, this time from Gregg Shorthand for the Electronic Office Parts 1 & 2 (1984). I created a key for them as well. Enjoy!
It dawned on me that going through the Transcription Simplified book has become something of a chore that I do because it’s part of the chain of things I set up for myself in order to learn Gregg Simplified. I can read those letters pretty quickly now, and I barely glance at the words before…
Does anyone know why “tactful” (and by extension, “tact”) keeps the ending -t in Simplified? This seems to contradict the rule about dropping the final -t. Thanks.
Hi gang, Sorry if this is a bit long. If you don’t want to read the background about my Gregg journey and why Simplified gives me burnout, skip down to the “***” marker. As some of you may recall, I started my studies last year with Notehand and soon switched to Simplified. I felt if…
I don’t know if this has ever been posted here before, but this is a fascinating article by Chris Aldrich. The Mnemonic Major System and Gregg Shorthand Have the Same Underlying Structure! The major (mneumonic) system generally works by converting numbers into consonant sounds and then from there into words by adding vowels under the…
This series of articles by Dr. Gregg himself appeared in the May and June 1928 issues of The Gregg Writer. Attachment: chats-about-theory-questions.pdf
This essay appeared in the June 1928 issue of The Gregg Writer and was written in Pre-Anniversary (1916). Attachment: opportunity-is-in-ones-self.pdf