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.
Someone issued a Dr Seuss challenge…
Green Eggs and Ham — In Gregg Simplified Shorthand
My goal is readable by Simplified. There’s probably some DJS and maybe a bit of Anni (only where it the Simplified version really annoys me).
Comments welcome. If you can read it, then I’ll be able to read it years from now.
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Yes, I can read it! Very nice.
I would make the d and t more distinct (t shorter and d longer). By context, one can figure out which one is which, but in some cases they look the same.
You can phrase "and I will", "you say", "you will see", "you see", and "here and there" (there is no "and" in that phrase).
D and T have been problems for a long time. I studied DJS first, and it doesn't introduce DD for a long time, so I used to make D the full height. Excuses, excuses. In theory, I can use the line spacing to standardize them. In practice? Not so easy.
"And I will" is worth phrasing. The others worry me since they're not common phrases. That book is so repetitive that I could spell it out once, and phrase it the rest of the time. I'll think about them. Every other time I've said something will be impossible to read, I've been proven wrong.
Thanks!
You're welcome. The straight line strokes are the hardest to master, in my opinion. With practice it should get easier though. Try using the penmanship template that I posted here.