Penmanship Practice – September 2018
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Shorthand & Typewriter Exhibit at Moore Library (Rider University)
This article was from February 2018, so I don’t know if this exhibit is still on display. Has anyone seen it, by chance? Makes me glad they are trying to preserve the Gregg collection online. I quoted the relevant shorthand part of the article below: From typewriters to touch screens, a spotlight on the…
”Almost always” English Gregg…
Hello, in my (unsuccessful) quest of French Gregg ressources online, I found several adresses, most probably known of the members of this blog. Anyway, I post what I found. A list of PDFs, quite easy to take: http://www.survivorlibrary.com/index.php/8-category/125-library-shorthand This one contains also items easy to read: https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%27Printed+in+Gregg+Shorthand%27 A list of physical adresses of stenographic librairies:…
Progressive Speed Group 9 Dictation Recordings
Here is the final box set that I had left to digitize. Side A of each record was taken from Dictation for Mailable Transcripts. Side B of each record was taken from Progressive Dictation With Previews. If you want a transcript of these recordings, I’d recommend getting these books. These recordings were cleaned up and enhanced…
Outline for “electrical”
I write essentially DJS, but have borrowed a few features and brief forms from Simplified and earlier. One thing has always puzzled me – I don’t understand the logic behind the outlines for “electrical”. I believe the outlines are: Simplified – e l / c l DJS – e l / l Centennial – e…
Message from a New Member
Hello, from a new member, Having found that many online searches for good tips on shorthand led here, I was glad to be accepted to join you. My interest in Gregg shorthand began back in high school, when I saw classes offered; my mom let me borrow a text book on it from her earlier…
Theory Group 4 Simplified Dictation Recordings
Here’s Theory Group 4, which covers Lessons 37-48 from the Gregg Shorthand Manual Simplified 2nd edition text. The recordings are closely aligned to this in-print text. These dictations are mostly 70 wpm, though two recordings were duplicated at 80 wpm. As always, these were cleaned up and enhanced with Audacity. As far as the recordings that have…
Witloof – A Delicacy from Belgium
Have you eaten witloof, or as they are most commonly known: endives? This small article transcribed by me in Centennial Gregg talks about how they were first discovered, and gives some hints on how to grow and serve this vegetable. Attachment: witloof-a-delicacy-from-belgium.pdf
Nature’s Sanitation Squad
What do the creatures shown above have in common? Read this selection that I transcribed for the blog in Anniversary Gregg to find out. Attachment: natures-sanitation-squad.pdf
Eat Right and Feel Better
This article transcribed by yours truly in Simplified Gregg deals about the importance of a good nutrition in everyone’s life. Attachment: eat-right-and-feel-better.pdf