How I Served My Apprenticeship
This essay transcribed by yours truly in Simplified Gregg, is the first chapter of Andrew Carnegie’s book The Gospel of Wealth, published in 1900. Attachment: how-i-served-my-apprenticeship.pdf
Penmanship Practice – November 2017
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Shorthand Systems compared to Chicken Scratchings
It’s been a long time since I visited. I’ve abandoned Gregg. I miss it, but just can’t keep the lines the right length and curve, and can’t read back my own writing, which is the whole point. So, Forkner. It’s fast enough, and I’m adding shortcuts from Gregg to speed it up. Doesn’t mean I’ve…
Are there rules for combination strokes?
I’m calling them combination strokes, but I don’t know what they are really called. (Strokes like nd, det/ted, mn, den, dem, rd, ld, etc.) My question is, are there any rules for words that have more than one possibility for which stroke you use? Words like mountain for example. You could write “m-ou-nt-n” or “m-ou-n-ten.” …
How do you write….?
I’ve been googling whether there was a “how do you write…?” thread, and there doesn’t seem to be one, so I decided to start one. Apologies if there already is one that didn’t appear on my searches. There have been a few words that I have been trying to work out what is the “proper”…
The Flying Dutchman
This small article in Centennial Gregg and transcribed by yours truly describes the story about the ghost ship. Attachment: the-flying-dutchman.pdf
The Tell-Tale Heart
The infamous story by Edgar Allan Poe, here written in Anniversary by yours truly for the blog. Attachment: the-tell-tale-heart.pdf
The Last House in C- Street
This short story by English writer Dinah Mulock was written in Simplified by yours truly for the blog. Attachment: the-last-house-in-c-street.pdf
Penmanship Practice – October 2017
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“wh”
I come from a part of the country where people pronounce “wh” words like other “w” words. I only know 2 people who pronounce the “wh” sound. So, I don’t bother to put the dot above the w. I’m just curious if anyone else drops it, and where do you live?