I would appreciate any help with this early version of Gregg. Thank you!
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Hello, dear member,
the pictures are too small for me. (Not that I can do anything anyway. It’s probably English and I do only French.)
Regards.
Colleen, can you give us a little background on this? Who wrote it? How did you get involved?
The text is written in Anniversary.
In, addition could you post some context, as reading Gregg is partially context sensitive.
What I get, reading a bit:
(question marks indicate unsure, brackets show what was written in Gregg)
(sn ma let sn) Son, my little son
(cm clos nd lesn tu ot iv tsa) Come close and listen to what I have to say
(paps tlfi u lit hard tu u/stn) Pap's? (Perhaps) ?? you(r) little hard to understand
(b a ont tutel u ab smum) But I want to tell you about someone(?)
(hus ve clos tu ma hart) Who is very clos to my heart
You can see it is very context sensitive, so some context will be appreciated.
Line 3 is probably "Perhaps you will find it [a] little hard to understand"
On the second page starting with line 5 I came up with a possible reading of-
just one more thing more
before to go to sleep
say one short prayer for her
I know that she is in tonight
because (the rest of the last line i can't figure out)
My shot at it:
For my little son
Come close and listen to hwat I have to say
Perhaps you will find this a little hard to understand
But I want to tell you about someone
Who's very close to my heart
Someone who gave me everything that is fine in life
And made our life together a thing [ ] surpassing beauty
Bringing me kind happiness
No matter how long or [ ] the days
And what is more
She found time to love us both
With every fiber of her being
In you son I see all the things that made her dear to me
A smile so much like some [ ]
A voice so childlike but beneath it all: [best?]
And son that is when you [ ]
I see her again
[second page]
[ ] every [ ]
with sweetness and light
These are the things I wanted you to count
And so goodnight my son
Just one more thing
Before ou go to sleep
Say one short prayer for her
I know that she is near tonight
Because you see this is our anniversary.
Corrections:
Come close and listen to WHAT I have to say
Before YOU go to sleep
Sounds like a nice letter… please never try to transcribe my personal notes… it's never as beautiful anyway…
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Thank you all so much. You were all so helpful. The one line I think may read "A smile so much like sun through the trees".
Carlos, a woman notified me on a website I joined a few months back to do freelance work. I was looking for work doing audio transcription, but I also have Gregg Shorthand transcription on there as well. I've only had a few jobs (including this one) for Shorthand transcription. I did have one where this woman had perfect penmanship like I have never seen. That one was easy because it was also in the diamond jubilee version. Like I said, I didn't even know there were different versions until I joined the group. Thanks again for having me.
Christine, yes this personal note reads more beautiful than anything I have also. On that note…if my kids come to you to transcribe my old journals, don't do it. ha ha..
We have a deal!
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