Penmanship Practice – October 2022
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Newbie question: Not always sure which way to loop vowels
Early days for me in Notehand, still learning new alphabetic characters. Most the reading and writing is going smoothly and is a pleasure to learn. However, while doing the writing tests, I sometimes get stuck trying to decide whether to place the vowel (in this case, “e”) above or below its neighboring consonants. For example,…
A modest approach to learning Simplified Functional
I write a weekly newspaper column. More often than not, I take notes and draft it by hand, then type it into a laptop. So handwriting is a big part of my process, and Gregg would be an asset. Having neither the time nor energy for a complete, intense study of Gregg, I am taking…
New Member and DIY steno pad
Gregg Shorthand in the UK and Ireland
Gregg Shorthand in the UK and Ireland Items in bold have a supporting image here: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AlXgnbF44Gf5pXNNEyW90o8TuRLV?e=Ji1V3D e.g. Gregg School badge. In the early part of the 20th century, Gregg planned to improve the position of his shorthand in the UK. As shorthand classes were only available in private commercial schools, since state (public) schools did…
The Fox
Here is an entertaining selection about the fox, transcribed by me in Centennial Gregg. Attachment: the-fox.pdf
My Sister
This is very touching story by an anonymous writer, transcribed by me in Anniversary Gregg. Attachment: my-sister.pdf
The Land Crab
Land crabs are very common in tropical regions of the globe. Find out a little about them by reading this article, transcribed in Simplified Gregg by yours truly. Attachment: the-land-crab.pdf
Penmanship Practice – September 2022
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Any South African shorthand writers here?
In the Gregg Shorthand Facebook group, there’s an inquiry from someone with a document in Afrikaans, from 1930, written in shorthand that definitely isn’t Gregg and probably isn’t Pitman. As always happens in Facebook, people are making wild guesses about what it “might” be, but the person posting is looking seriously for transcription help with…