Penmanship Practice – September 2018
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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.
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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…
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:…
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…
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
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
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